Desert Rose's Reading Challenges: January 2009

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

20 books in 2009

The main link for this challenge could be found here ..

Challenge Rules
1. You must have a website since you have to keep an online progress page. 2. You can get free ones from wordpress.com or blogspot.com if you need to.
3. You must create a progress page, which will be updated each time you complete one of your 20 books. For more information about progress pages and an example of how you can do them, click here. If you do not have a progress page and would like to post your books as regular blog updates one at a time as you finish, please create a tag or category specific to the challenge that I can look at.
4. You can read as many books as you want by an author or in the same series.
5. If the book is a re-read, it must be from a year ago.
6. If you begin the book in 2008 and finish it in 2009, it does count for this challenge.
7. The following do not count: comics, catalogs, manga, journals, audiobooks.
8. The following does count: paperbacks, hardbacks, advanced copies, ebooks. You can read fiction or nonfiction, the choice is up to you.
9. You must link back to this challenge with the button provided or one that you make for your own personal use, or even a text link.
10. If you intend to participate, leave a comment on the main entry stating so. You will then be added to the participants list.
11. Everyone who successfully completes the 20 in 2009 challenge will win a small award graphic to display on their website

Winners will get a website award declaring that they have successfully completed the 2009 challenge. When you have read all 20 books in 2009, leave a comment here for your award

My list ..
1. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
2. Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
3. Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
4. Beloved by Toni Morrison
5. Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
6. Exotic Erotica Bundle by Eden Bradley, Jina Bacarr and Delilah Devlin
7. Dead To The World By Charlaine Harris
8. Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
9. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
10. Sex And The Single Vampire by Katie MacAlister
11. A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister
12. Dead As A Doornail by Charlaine Harris
13. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
14. Acting Like Family by J.J. Massa
15. Stalked by Brian Freeman
16. A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan
17. The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan
18. Tunnels Of Blood by Darren Shan
19. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
20. Copycats by Michael A. Arnzen

Vampire Challenge

The main link for this challenge could be found here ..

What?
For the Vampire Challenge you will read books with vampires - romance, YA, paranormal, mysteries - anything, as long as there's a or two (or more) vampire in it.

When?
The challenge will start January 1, 2009 and end December 31, 2009.

How?
The goal is to read 2+ books with vampires in 2009, that's it. It's fairly easy, I think. For some inspiration check out my post on vampires in books.

My list..
1. Exotic Erotica Bundle by Eden Bradley, Jina Bacarr and Delilah Devlin
2. Dead To The World By Charlaine Harris
3. Sex And The Single Vampire by Katie MacAlister
4. A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister
5. Dead As A Doornail by Charlaine Harris
6. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
7. A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan
8. The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan
9. Tunnels Of Blood by Darren Shan
10. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
11. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione
12. Out Of The Box (The Edge Series #1) by Kallysten
13. Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione
14. From Dead To Worse by Charlaine Harris
15. Out Of The Box (The Edge Series #2) by Kallysten
16. Vampire Nights by G.A. Hauser
17. Out Of The Box (The Edge Series #3) by Kallysten
18. The Awakening (Vampire Diaries Book 1) By Lisa J Smith

Pages Read Challenge

The main link for this challenge could be found here ..

The rules for this challenge are simple:
First, you choose on a certain number of pages you want to read in 2009. And then you must read! And you must keep track of how many pages you are reading. Update your journal entry every week, every month or whatever works for you.
Don't forget to tell us how many pages you hope to read and we'll all keep our fingers crossed that you reach that goal.

When?
The challenge will start January 1, 2009 and end December 31, 2009.

How?
List all the books and other stuff you read with the pages and add up the pages as you go. If it's an e-book, please check Amazon or B&N for the page number. To get the number of pages for each book, just check out the last page with text from the book and take the number written on there. Just ignore all the blank pages throughout the book. This is, after all, for fun, not to stress about counting pages ;)

My goal is to read 10,000 pages for this year!

My list of books:
1. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (192 pages )

2. Memories of My Melancholy Whores by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (128 pages )

3. Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx (64 pages )

4. Beloved by Toni Morrison (288 pages)

5. Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson (96 pages)

6. Exotic Erotica Bundle by Eden Bradley, Jina Bacarr and Delilah Devlin (86 pages )

7. Dead To The World By Charlaine Harris (320 pages)

8. Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris (214 pages)

9. High Fidelity by Nick Hornby (336 pages)

10. Sex And The Single Vampire by Katie MacAlister (371 pages)

11. A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister (384 pages)

12. Dead As A Doornail by Charlaine Harris (320 pages)

13. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris (352 pages)

14. Acting Like Family by J.J. Massa (164 pages)

15. Stalked by Brian Freeman (352 pages)

16. A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan (272 pages)

17. The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan (256 pages)

18. Tunnels Of Blood by Darren Shan (256 pages)

19. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris (352 pages)

20. Copycats by Michael A. Arnzen (11 pages)

21. Coraline by Neil Gaiman (224 pages)

22. Speak No Evil by Allison Brennan (432 pages)

23. Burn by Anne Rainey (Linda Ingmanson) (106 pages)

24. Sincerely Yours by Rebecca Goings (58 pages)

25. The Pumpkin Mashers by Linda Oness (23 pages)

26. The Darkest Fire by Gena Showalter (83 pages)

27. Unwanted Visitor by Lori Derby Bingley (24 pages)

28. Pleasure Unbound by Larissa Ione (416 pages)

29. See No Evil by Allison Brennan (432 pages)

30. Fear No Evil by Allison Brennan (416 pages)

31. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald (64 pages)

32. Out Of The Box (The Edge Series #1) by Kallysten (38 pages)

33. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink ( 224 pages)

34. Desire Unchained by Larissa Ione (416 pages)

35. Her Heart His Soul by Kari Thomas (452 pages)

36. Heart Storm by Liane Gentry Skye (82 pages)

37. From Dead To Worse by Charlaine Harris (336 pages)

38. Out Of The Box (The Edge Series #2) by Kallysten (40 pages)

39. The Prey by Allison Brennan (416 pages)

40. Essential Seduction by Nikki Soarde

41. Vampire Nights by G.A. Hauser (355 pages)

42. Serial by Blake Crouch & JA Konrath (55 pages)

43. Five Alarm Flirting by Moira Rogers (23 pages)

44. Rise Of The Bludgens The 4th Breed by Marcus Redgrave (333 pages)

45. Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson (461 pages)

46. Out Of The Box (The Edge Series #3) by Kallysten (49 pages)

47. Immoral by Brian Freeman (409 pages)

48. The Awakening (Vampire Diaries Book 1) By Lisa J Smith (320 pages)

49. Bet Me by Lucynda Storey (47 pages)

50. Cover Me by L.B. Gregg (226 pages)

51. Night Moves I by Kiernan Kelly, Matt Brooks, Erastes and Kira Stone (273 pages)

52. Rot by Michele Lee (56 pages)

53. Roped Into Romance by Alison Kent (53 pages)

54. Cold Blooded by Lisa Jackson (464 pages)

55. Marked - House Of Night 1 - Pc Cast and Kristin Cast (348 pages)

56. Orgasms R Us by Alice Gaines (6 pages)

57. My Soul To Lose by Rachel Vincent (80 pages)

58. The List by J.A. Konrath (583 pages)

59. Erotic Bedtime Stories by Anonymous (89 pages)

60. Illusion by Edmond Cheng (120 pages)

My total for 2009: 13,446 pages

I have completed and exceded my goal for the year :D I'm so happy about it!!!!

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Outlander Challenge 2009

The main link for this challenge could be found here ..

Welcome to the 2009 (Outlander Crosstitch) Outlander Reading Challenge!

As many of you may know, the next novel in the ever-popular Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon, An Echo in the Bone, is scheduled for publication in the fall of 2009.In anticipation of this event, you are cordially invited to join the 2009 Outlander Crosstitch Outlander Reading Challenge.

Whether you are a long-time fan of the series and would like to re-read the books in order to prime yourself for An Echo in the Bone or if you are new to the series and want to know what all the hoopla is about, you will find a warm welcome here.

The challenge is simple: to read or listen to (because audiobooks are a great format for these books) each of the six Outlander books in publication order prior to the release of An Echo in the Bone.