Vampire Challenge 2011

 

Parajunkee is hosting this reading challenge. Below are the details.

THE RULES:

1.  Post about this challenge on your blog stating that you are participating.
2.  Grab the button and display it in the post (use grab code underneath the button) or on your sidebar so others can join in the fun.
3.  Challenge goes from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011
4.  The challenge is to read 20 books that have a vampire as a main character, either protag or antagonist

I'll add the books below as I read them

1. American Vampire - Jennifer Armintrout
2. The Warlord Wants Forever - Kresley Cole
3. A Hunger Like No Other - Kresley Cole
4. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night - Kresley Cole
5. Dark Needs at Night's Edge - Kresley Cole

Nicholas Sparks Reading Challenge

Book Vixen is hosting this reading challenge. Below are the details.

Details:

* Runs January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011(books read prior to 1/1/11 do not count towards the challenge). You can join at anytime
* The goal is to read or re-read as many Nicholas Sparks novels as you’d like. See the different levels below and pick the one that works best for you. Nothing is set in stone; you can change levels at any time during the challenge.
* Books can be any format (bound, eBook, audio).
* Re-reads and crossovers from other reading challenges are fine.

Levels:

• First Date – Read 1–4 Nicholas Sparks novels
• Going Steady – Read 5–8 Nicholas Sparks novels
• Engaged – Read 9–12 Nicholas Sparks novels
• Married – Read 13–16 Nicholas Sparks novels 

I'm choosing the "Going Steady" Level. I don't know what books I'll read yet. I'll post them below as I read them.

100 Books In A Year Reading Challenge 2011

 Book Chic City is hosting this reading challenge. Below are the details.

Challenge Details

• Timeline: 01 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2011

• Rules - Read 100 or more books in 2011

• All books can crossover into other challenges you have on the go.

• Only print books and ebooks count (no audiobooks).

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

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

I will be posting the books below as I read them.

1. A Werewolf In Manhattan - Vicki Lewis Thompson
2. Three Meters Above The Sky - Federico Moccia
3. Diagnosis Death - Richard L. Mabry
4. Retribution - Sherrilyn Kenyon
5. Metrophilias - Brendan Connell
6. Chasin' Eight - Lorelei James
7. Premier Jour - Marc Levy
8. Live Wire - Lora Leigh
9. Lover Unleashed - J.R. Ward
10. The Warlord Wants Forever - Kresley Cole
11. A Hunger Like No Other - Kresley Cole
12. No Rest for the Wicked - Kresley Cole
13. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night - Kresley Cole
14. Dark Needs at Night's Edge - Kresley Cole
15. Dark Desires After Dusk - Kresley Cole
16. Kiss of a Demon King - Kresley Cole
17. Deep Kiss of Winter - Kresley Cole
18. Pleasure of a Dark Prince - Kresley Cole
19. Demon from the Dark - Kresley Cole
20. Dreams of a Dark Warrior - Kresley Cole
21. Pleasure Unbound - Larissa Ione
22. Desire Unchained - Larissa Ione
23. Passion Unleashed - Larissa Ione
24. The Last Templar - Raymond Khoury
25. Navarro's Promise - Lora Leigh
26. La Premiere Nuit - Marc Levy
27. American Vampire - Jennifer Armintrout
28. Invincible - Sherrilyn Kenyon
29. Midnight Sins - Lora Leigh
30. The Perfect Play - Jaci Burton
31. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J.K Rowling
32. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - J.K Rowling
33. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K Rowling
34. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K Rowling 
35. Surrender to Me - Shayla Black
36. Belong to Me - Shayla Black
37. Away From Me - Sophie Oak
38. Starlight Rite - Cherise Sinclair
39. Make Me, Sir - Cherise Sinclair
40. Raw Desire - Leah Brooke
41. The One - Lora Leigh
42. Midnight Sins - Lora Leigh
43. Doms of Dark Haven 2: Western Nights - Cherise Sinclair, Belinda McBride, Sierra Cartwright
44. Dangerous Pleasure - Lora Leigh
45. Cresendo - Leah Brooke
46. The Shakespeare Secret - Jennifer Lee Carrell
47. Club Shadowlands - Cherise Sinclair
48. Masters at Arms - Kallypso Masters
49. Nobody's Angel - Kallypso Masters
50. Dark Citadel- Cherise Sinclair
51. Breaking Free - Cherise Sinclair
52. Lean On Me - Cherise Sinclair
53. The Guardian - Sherrilyn Kenyon
54. The Heart of a Killer - Jaci Burton
55. Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix - J.K. Rowling
56. Cedardale Court - Nathan Lee Christensen
57. Wicked to Love - Shayla Black
58. To Command and Collar - Cherise Sinclair
59. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling
60. Wicked to Love - Shayla Black
61. Cowboy Casanova - Lorelei James
62. Punished - Brynn Paulin
63. Kidnap and Kink - Brynn Paulin
64. Shadow's Stand - Sarah McCarty

Follow Friday

Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee at Parajunkee.com

  What are your new years book blogging resolutions?

1. I will try to comment more on other book blogs.
2. I want to post more.
3. I will use my Goodreads account more often.
4. I will meet my book reading goal (100 books per year)
5. I will try other genres.
6. Redesign my blog.

What are your resolutions for 2011?

Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking The Spine

My WoW this week is Dead Reconing by Charlaine Harris.

Blurb (From Goodreads) :

"With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. But Sookie suspects otherwise and she and Sam work together to uncover the culprit - and the twisted motive for the attack. But her attention is divided. Though she can't 'read' vampires, Sookie knows her lover Eric Northman and his 'child' Pam well - and she realises that they are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, she is drawn into the plot -which is much more complicated than she knows. Caught up in the politics of the vampire world, Sookie will learn that she is as much of a pawn as any ordinary human - and that there is a new Queen on the board . . ."

I'm excited about this book. I'm really hoping it will be better than the last one, which, frankly, kind of disappointed me. Maybe it was an illusion of mine or maybe I read Dead in the family at the wrong time. But I hope the next book in the series will be better.

What's your WoW this week?

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!


My teaser today is from Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella. Enjoy!

"I'm allergic to family occasions. Sometimes I think we'd do better as dandelion seeds-no family, no history, just floating off into the world, each on our own piece of fluff."