2012 Stand Alone Reading Challenge List

Click here to go directly to the challenge page.

I am going for SAB-tastic level which is 25 books.

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2012 Paranormal Reading Challenge List

Click here to go directly to the challenge page.

I am aiming for Angel Level which is 50 Books!

1. Hell's Revenge by Eve Langlais
2. Faefever by Karen Marie Moning
3. Turned by Morgan Rice

2012 Reading Challenges

Only going for two so far this year, will see how we go later on. Also check my Goodreads page for my Goodreads reading challenge.

Paranormal Reading Challenge - 3/50
Stand Alone Reading Challenge - 0/25

2012 Stand Alone Reading Challenge

The SAB Challenge is back for another year!

I read waaay too many book series. Not that that is a bad thing by any means, but even books that i don't realise are part of series. So I'm starting a challenge to read Stand Alone Books. SAB for short...i dont know why you would need to shorten it but yeah SAB Challenge.

So my goal is that by the end of the year i will have read 25 stand alone books.

Levels:
SAB-erful - 5 books
SAB-erific - 15 books
SAB-tastic - 25 books


To join in the fun just leave your name and a link to your blog in the comments and do up a challenge post like this one to help keep track of your books!



Rules:

• Well it's pretty simple, as long as it's stand alone it counts.
• Re-reads are accepted
• Books must be read in between 1/1/2012 and 31/12/2012

Have Fun!

2012 Paranormal Reading Challenge

1. The Paranormal Reading Challenge is for anyone who loves reading ANYTHING paranormal!!!
  - Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Ghosts, Angels etc...so the scope is pretty big!!!
  - The books can be any sub genre under Paranormal - romance, YA, mystery, etc.

2. The book has to be a book. No free short stories, or writing sites.

3. If you are a blogger please post a link back to this challenge on your page to let others join in the fun.     -Non-bloggers - it's ok, you can join to and you can keep track of your progress by yourself, and post a comment on the wrap-up page, or you can send comments to this page to keep track of your progress.

4. Cross-overs from other challenges are accepted. As are re-reads. Books that were started in 2009 don't count.

5. Challenge starts from 1st January 2012 and ends on 31st December 2012

6. Levels:

1. Human - 5 books
2. Witch - 10 books
3. Oracle - 20 books
4. Were - 30 books
5. Vampire - 40 books
6. Angel - 50 books 

Good Luck everyone and Happy Reading :)

2011 Paranormal Reading Challenge

COMPLETED

Click here to go directly to the challenge page.

I am aiming for Angel Level which is 50 Books!

1. Shadow Bound - Erin Kellison
2. A Ghostly Menage - Eve Langlais
3. Bloodfever - Karen Marie Moning 
4. Snowballs In Hell - Eve Langlais 
5. Succubus Blues - Richelle Mead 
6. Born Into Fire - KyAnn Waters & Tarah Scott 
7. Blood Prophecy - Stefan Petrucha 
8. Awakened - PC Cast & Kristin Cast 
9. Paramour - Margaret Ethridge 
10. Human Blend - Lori Pescatore 
11. Tempest's Legacy - Nicole Peeler 
12. Crazy - Eve Langlais 
13. Demonic Persuasion - Mahalia Levey 
14. Kiss of Midnight - Lara Adrian 
15. Water Song: A Retelling of "The Frog Prince" - Suzanne Weyn
16. Lover Unbound - J. R. Ward
17. Eternal Kiss of Darkness - Jeaniene Frost
18. Shade - Jeri Smith-Ready
19. This Side of the Grave - Jeaniene Frost
20. Breaking Down - Maia Kinney-Petrucha & Stefan Petrucha
21. Strange Familiar - Cassidy Hunter
22. Running Blind - Nicki J. Markus
23. Ada: Legend of a Healer - R. A. McDonald
24. Cleopatra's Men - Eve Langlais
25. Shadow Seer - Fran Jacobs
26. Embrace - Jessica Shirvington
27. Enticed - Jessica Shrivington
28. Defence Against the Dark - Emily Carlin
29. The Fallen Star - Jessica Sorensen
30. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs - Molly Harper
31. Everything Erotic: Volume I
32. Secrets and Shadows - Shannon Delany
33. Everything Erotic: Volume II
34. Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men - Molly Harper
35. Everything Erotic: Volume III
36. Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris
37. Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris
38. Earth Blend - Lori Pescatore
39. Bargains and Betrayals - Shannon Delany
40. Nice Girls Don't Live Forever - Molly Harper
41. Accidentally Dead - Dakota Cassidy
42. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris 
43. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
44. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
45. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
46. Enchanted Inc. by Shanna Swendson
47. Circle of Nine by Josephine Pennicott
48. Bride of the Stone by Josephine Pennicott 
49. Fire in the Shell by Josephine Pennicott
50. The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton

2011 YA Reading Challenge - Courtesy of Jamie Loves YA

COMPLETED

Click here to go directly to the challenge page.

I will be going for the Fun Size level which is 20 books

1. Living Dead Girl - Elizabeth Scott
2. Awakened - PC Cast & Kristin Cast
3. Human Blend - Lori Pescatore
4. Water Song: A Retelling of "The Frog Prince" - Suzanne Weyn
5. Shade - Jeri Smith-Ready
6. Breaking Down - Maia Kinney-Petrucha & Stefan Petrucha
7. Running Blind - Nicki J. Markus
8. Ada: Legend of a Healer - R. A. McDonald
9. Shadow Seer - Fran Jacobs
10. Embrace - Jessica Shirvington
11. Enticed - Jessica Shirvington
12. The Taste of Apple - James Laidler
13. Talon, come fly with me - Gigi Sedlmayer
14. Bloody Jack - L. A. Meyer
15. The Fallen Star - Jessica Sorensen
16. Take Me There - Carolee Dean
17. Secrets and Shadows - Shannon Delany
18. Earth Blend - Lori Pescatore
19. Bargains and Betrayals - Shannon Delany
20. Forget You - Jennifer Echols
    

2011 A-Z Reading Challenge

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A Ghostly Menage - Eve Langlais
Bloodfever - Karen Marie Moning
Crazy - Eve Langlais
Demonic Persuasion - Mahalia Levey
Eternal Kiss of Darkness - Jeaniene Frost
Fatal Embrace - Aris Whittier
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Human Blend - Lori Pescatore
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Kiss of Midnight - Lara Adrian
Living Dead Girl - Elizabeth Scott
M
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper
One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost
Paramour - Margaret Ethridge
Q
Running Blind - Nicki J. Markus
Succubus Blues - Richelle Mead
Tempest's Legacy - Nicole Peeler
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Water Song: A Retelling of "The Frog Prince" by Suzanne Weyn

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Z

2011 Reading Challenges

Wow only five this year....so far. I am sure there will be more as I find all the great challenges out there that I just can't resist.

Paranormal Reading Challenge  -  50/50 books read
Stand Alone Book Challenge - 15/25 books read
E-Book Challenge   -  13/20 books read
100 Books in a Year Challenge - 60/100 books read
YA Reading Challenge - 20/20 books read
A-Z Reading Challenge - 13/26 books read

2011 SAB Challenge

Click here to go directly to the challenge page.

I am going for SAB-tastic level which is 25 books.

1. A Ghostly Menage - Eve Langlais
2. Last Stop: A Survivors Story - Tommy McInnis & Nelson Velez 
3. Living Dead Girl - Elizabeth Scott 
4. Blood Prophecy - Stefan Petrucha 
5. Paramour - Margaret Ethridge 
6. Crazy - Eve Langlais 
7. Water Song: A Retelling of "The Frog Prince" by Suzanne Weyn 
8. Strange Familiar - Cassidy Hunter 
9. The Lottery - Alexandra O'Hurley 
10. Cleopatra's Men - Eve Langlais 
11. Defence Against the Dark - Emily Carlin 
12. The Taste of Apple - James Laidler 
13. Fatal Embrace - Aris Whittier
14. Comfort Food - Kitty Thomas
15. Take Me There - Carolee Dean
16. Forget You - Jennifer Echols

2011 E-Book Challenge - Courtesy of The Ladybug Reads

Click here to go directly to the challenge page

I still don't have an e-reader but i find myself reading more and more e-books anyway so I am going for:

I am going for Obsessed Level – Read 20 e-books.

1. A Ghostly Menage - Eve Langlais
2. Snowballs In Hell - Eve Langlais 
3. Born Into Fire - KyAnn Waters & Tarah Scott 
4. Crazy - Eve Langlais 
5. Demonic Persuasion - Mahalia Levey 
6. Strange Familiar - Cassidy Hunter
7. Running Blind - Nicki J. Markus
8. The Lottery - Alexandra O'Hurley 
9. Cleopatra's Men - Eve Langlais 
10. Shadow Seer - Fran Jacobs 
11. Fatal Embrace - Aris Whittier
12. Everything Erotic: Volume I 
13. Everything Erotic: Volume II 
14. Everything Erotic: Volume III

100 Books In A Year Reading Challenge 2011 - Hosted by Book Chick City

Click here to go directly to the challenge page.

1. Shadow Bound - Erin Kellison
2. A Ghostly Menage - Eve Langlais 
3. Bloodfever - Karen Marie Moning 
4. Last Stop: A Survivors Story - Tommy McInnis & Nelson Velez 
5. Living Dead Girl - Elizabeth Scott 
6. Snowballs In Hell - Eve Langlais
7. Succubus Blues - Richelle Mead 
8. Born Into Fire - KyAnn Waters & Tarah Scott 
9. Blood Prophecy - Stefan Petrucha 
10. Awakened - PC Cast & Kristin Cast 
11. Paramour - Margaret Ethridge 
12. Human Blend - Lori Pescatore 
13. Tempest's Legacy - Nicole Peeler
14. Crazy - Eve Langlais 
15. Demonic Persuasion - Mahalia Levey 
16. Kiss of Midnight - Lara Adrian
17. Water Song: A Retelling of "The Frog Prince" - Suzanne Weyn 
18. Lover Unbound - J. R. Ward 
19. Eternal Kiss of Darkness - Jeaniene Frost 
20. Shade - Jeri Smith-Ready 
21. This Side of the Grave - Jeaniene Frost
22. Breaking Down - Maia Kinney-Petrucha & Stefan Petrucha
23. Strange Familiar - Cassidy Hunter
24. Running Blind - Nicki J. Markus
25. The Lottery - Alexandra O'Hurley
26. Ada: Legend of a Healer - R. A. McDonald
27. Cleopatra's Men - Eve Langlais 
28. Shadow Seer - Fran Jacobs 
29. Embrace - Jessica Shirvington 
30. Enticed - Jessica Shirvington
31. Defence Against the Dark - Emily Carlin
32. The Taste of Apple - James Laidler 
33. Talon, come fly with me - Gigi Sedlmayer
34. Bloody Jack - L. A. Meyer 
35. Fatal Embrace - Aris Whittier 
36. The Fallen Star - Jessica Sorensen
37. Comfort Food - Kitty Thomas
38. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs - Molly Harper
39. Everything Erotic: Volume I 
40. Take Me There - Carolee Dean
41. Secrets and Shadows - Shannon Delany
42. Everything Erotic: Volume II
43. Nice Girls Don't Date Dead Men - Molly Harper 
44. Everything Erotic: Volume III
45. Dead as a Doornail - Charlaine Harris
46. Definitely Dead - Charlaine Harris 
47. Earth Blend - Lori Pescatore
48. Bargains and Betrayals - Shannon Delany
49. Nice Girls Don't Live Forever - Molly Harper
50. Accidentally Dead - Dakota Cassidy
51. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris 
52. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
53. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
54. Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris
55. Enchanted Inc. by Shanna Swendson
56. Circle of Nine by Josephine Pennicott
57. Bride of the Stone by Josephine Pennicott 
58. Fire in the Shell by Josephine Pennicott
59. Forget You by Jennifer Echols
60. The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton
61. Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton
62. The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton
63. Bloodthirsty by Flynn Meany
64. Afterlife by Claudia Gray
65. Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
66. One Grave at a Time by Jeaniene Frost 
67. Revving Her Wild Engines by Cassandre Dayne
68. Bloodlines by Richelle Mead
69. Playthings of the Gods Anthology
70. Hunter Green by Brianna Stoddard
71. Emblaze by Jessica Shirvington
72. Eye of the Tempest by Nicole Peeler
73. The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill
74. Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L. A. Meyer

2011 Paranormal Reading Challenge - Courtesy of Me!!!

1. The Paranormal Reading Challenge is for anyone who loves reading ANYTHING paranormal!!!
  - Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Ghosts, Angels etc...so the scope is pretty big!!!
  - The books can be any sub genre under Paranormal - romance, YA, mystery, etc.

2. The book has to be a book. No free short stories, or writing sites.

3. If you are a blogger please post a link back to this challenge on your page to let others join in the fun.     -Non-bloggers - it's ok, you can join to and you can keep track of your progress by yourself, and post a comment on the wrap-up page, or you can send comments to this page to keep track of your progress.

4. Cross-overs from other challenges are accepted. As are re-reads. Books that were started in 2009 don't count.

5. Challenge starts from 1st January 2010 and ends on 31st December 2010

6. Levels:

1. Human - 5 books
2. Witch - 10 books
3. Oracle - 20 books
4. Were - 30 books
5. Vampire - 40 books
6. Angel - 50 books 

Good Luck everyone and Happy Reading :)

2011 Stand Alone Book Challenge - Courtesy of Me!!!

The SAB Challenge is back for another year!

I read waaay too many book series. Not that that is a bad thing by any means, but even books that i don't realise are part of series. So I'm starting a challenge to read Stand Alone Books. SAB for short...i dont know why you would need to shorten it but yeah SAB Challenge.

So my goal is that by the end of the year i will have read 25 stand alone books.

Levels:
SAB-erful - 5 books
SAB-erific - 15 books
SAB-tastic - 25 books


To join in the fun just leave your name and a link to your blog in the comments and do up a challenge post like this one to help keep track of your books!



Rules:

• Well it's pretty simple, as long as it's stand alone it counts.
• Re-reads are accepted
• Books must be read in between 1/1/2011 and 31/12/2011

Have Fun!

2010 Reading Challenges

Here is the final list of reading challenges completed in 2010. I failed more than I completed but I still think that it was a very good year for reading.

This year I am definitely going to limit the number of challenges I participate in as I think I entered too many.

Completed Challenges

• The NaJuReMoNoMo Reading Challenge - Hosted by Foma - 10/10 books read
• Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Hosted by Book Chick City  - 3/3 books read
• 12 x 12 Challenge: April - Hosted by One Persons Journey Through a World of Books - 10/10
• Romance Reading Challenge - Hosted by Royal Reviews   - 20/20 books read
• First in a Series Reading Challenge - Hosted by Royal Reviews - 20/20 books read
• The 2010 Young Adult Reading Challenge - Hosted by J. Kaye's  Book Blog  - 25/25 books read
• GLBT Reading Challenge - Hosted by GLBT Reading - 4/4 books read
• Paranormal Reading Challenge - Hosted by Me  -50/50 books read 
• Thriller & Suspense Challenge - Hosted by Book Chick City  - 12/12 books read  

Unsuccessful Challenges

• 12 x 12 Challenge: February - Hosted by J Kayes Book Blog  - 8/10 books read
• 12x12 Reading Challenge: March - Hosted by Alaine - Queen of Happy Ending - 8/10 books read
• Rainbow Connection Reading Challenge - Hosted by Rainbow Connection Reading Challenge - 6/7 books read  
• The Impossible Reading Challenge - Hosted by Me - 90/365 books read
  
• Stand Alone Book Reading Challenge- Hosted by Me  - 23/25
• 100+ Book Challenge - Hosted by J. Kaye's Book Blog  - 89/100 books read
• Fantasy Challenge - Hosted by The Royal Reviews       - 18/20 books read
• Second in a Series Reading Challenge - Hosted by Royal Reviews - 10/20 books read
• Once Upon A Time Challenge - Hosted by The Crazy Book Slut   - 4/5 books read
• The Anita Blake Series Reading Challenge - Hosted by Book Chick City  - 3/17 books read
• A to Z Reading Challenge - Hosted by A to Z Reading Challenge  - 20/26 books read
  
• Read your Name Challenge - Hosted by Read Your Name Challenge  - 9/10 books read

2010 SAB Challenge - Post your DECEMBER Reviews

This post is for bloggers to post their DECEMBER reviews for the 2010 - Stand Alone Book Reading Challenge. Please DO NOT put your blog's URL in below. Put the link to your review.Click here to sign up for the challenge.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Name: Title of the Book (author optional)
Your URL: The Link to Your Review

NON-BLOGGERS:

You can post your titles in the comment section.

Posting reviews is optional.

2010 SAB Challenge - Post your NOVEMBER Reviews

This post is for bloggers to post their NOVEMBER reviews for the 2010 - Stand Alone Book Reading Challenge. Please DO NOT put your blog's URL in below. Put the link to your review.Click here to sign up for the challenge.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Name: Title of the Book (author optional)
Your URL: The Link to Your Review

NON-BLOGGERS:

You can post your titles in the comment section.

Posting reviews is optional.

2010 SAB Challenge - Post your OCTOBER Reviews

This post is for bloggers to post their OCTOBER reviews for the 2010 - Stand Alone Book Reading Challenge. Please DO NOT put your blog's URL in below. Put the link to your review.Click here to sign up for the challenge.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Name: Title of the Book (author optional)
Your URL: The Link to Your Review

NON-BLOGGERS:

You can post your titles in the comment section.

Posting reviews is optional.

2010 SAB Challenge - Post your SEPTEMBER Reviews

This post is for bloggers to post their SEPTEMBER reviews for the 2010 - Stand Alone Book Reading Challenge. Please DO NOT put your blog's URL in below. Put the link to your review.Click here to sign up for the challenge.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Name: Title of the Book (author optional)
Your URL: The Link to Your Review

NON-BLOGGERS:

You can post your titles in the comment section.

Posting reviews is optional.

2010 SAB Challenge - Post your AUGUST Reviews

This post is for bloggers to post their AUGUST reviews for the 2010 - Stand Alone Book Reading Challenge. Please DO NOT put your blog's URL in below. Put the link to your review.Click here to sign up for the challenge.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Name: Title of the Book (author optional)
Your URL: The Link to Your Review

NON-BLOGGERS:

You can post your titles in the comment section.

Posting reviews is optional.