The Countdown Challenge

The main link for the challenge is here ..

Da Rules..

1. The goal of this challenge is to read the number of books first published in a given year that corresponds to the last digit of each year in the 2000s — 9 books from 2009, 8 books from 2008, etc. The total number of books required, therefore, is 45.

2. This challenge lasts from 8/8/08 through 9/9/09. Yes, it is retroactive to August 8th!

3. Crossovers with other challenges are allowed and your lists may change at any time.

I'll post my reads and suggestions soon..

To post reviews to books read in 2008 use this link..

To post reviews to books read in 2009 use this link ..

The one I finished will be in bold, the ones I might read will be in italic.

8/8/08 through 9/9/09

2009 - 1. Burn by Anne Rainey (Linda Ingmanson)

2009 - 2. Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione
2009 - 3. Her Heart His Soul by Kari Thomas
2009 - 4. Heart Storm by Liane Gentry Skye

2009 - 5. Essential Seduction by Nikki Soarde

2009 - 6. Vampire Nights by G.A. Hauser

2009 - 7. Serial by Blake Crouch & JA Konrath

2009 - 8. Rise Of The Bludgens The 4th Breed by Marcus Redgrave

2009 - 9. Run For Your Life (James Patterson) Michael Bennett #2

2008 - 1. Exotic Erotica Bundle by Eden Bradley, Jina Bacarr and Delilah Devlin
2008 - 2. The Darkest Fire by Gena Showalter

2008 - 3. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
2008 - 4. From Dead To Worse by Charlaine Harris
2008 - 5. Unusual Suspects (Charlaine Harris Anthology)
2008 - 6. 7th Heaven (James Patterson)
2008 - 7. Sail (James Patterson)
2008 - 8. To Catch A Thief (Christina Skye) or Wolfsbane And Mistletoe (Charlaine Harris Anthology)

2007 - 1. The Quickie (James Patterson)

2007 - 2. Many Bloody Returns (Charlaine Harris Anthology)

2007 - 3. Stalked by Brian Freeman
2007 - 4. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris Sookie #7

2007 - 5. Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan

2007 - 6. The Pumpkin Mashers by Linda Oness

2007 - 7. See No Evil by Allison Brennan

2006 - 1. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris (Sookie #6)
2006 - 2. Out Of The Box (The Edge Series #1) by Kallysten

2006 - 3. The 5th Horseman (James Patterson)

2006 - 4. Strange Candy (Laurell K. Hamilton)

2006 - 5. My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (Charlaine Harris Anthology)

2006 - 6.

2005 - 1. Dead As A Doornail (Charlaine Harris) (Sookie #5)
2005 - 2. Acting Like Family by J.J. Massa (Montgomery Family Legacies #1)
2005 - 3. Sincerely Yours by Rebecca Goings
2005 - 4. Unwanted Visitor by Lori Derby Bingley

2005 - 5. The Prey by Allison Brennan

2004 - 1. Case Histories: A Novel (Kate Atkinson)

2004 - 2. Memories of My Melancholy Whores (Gabriel García Márquez)

2004 - 3. Dead To The World (Charlaine Harris) (Sookie #4)
2004 - 4. Sex and the Single Vampire (Katie MacAlister) Dark Ones 2

2003 - 1. Suzanne's Diary For Nicholas (James Patterson)

2003 - 2. Club Dead (Charlaine Harris) Sookie #3

2003 - 3. A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister Dark Ones 1

2002 - 1. 2nd Chance (James Patterson)

2002 - 2. Living Dead in Dallas (Charlaine Harris) Sookie #2

2001 - 1. Atonement (Ian McEwan)


Update: The challenge finished and I only achieved 36 out of 45.. better luck next yeat I hope since I'll be participating in the 2010 challenge :)