Archive for December, 2009

Audio Book Reading Challenge

December 31, 2009 by Margaret · 1 Comment
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There are four levels:– Curious – Listen to 3 Audio Books.– Fascinated – Listen to 6 Audio Books.– Addicted – Listen to 12 Audio Books.– Obsessed – Listen to 20 Audio Books.

E-Book Reading Challenge

December 31, 2009 by Margaret · Leave a Comment
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There are four levels:– Curious – Read 3 E-Books.– Fascinated – Read 6 E-Books.– Addicted – Read 12 E-Books.– Obsessed – Read 20 E-Books.

TwentyTen Reading Challenge

December 31, 2009 by Margaret · Leave a Comment
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Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total. 1. Young Adult Any book classified as young adult or featuring a teenage protagonist counts for this category. 2. T.B.R. ** Intended to help reduce the old T.B.R. pile. Books for this category must be already residents of your bookshelves as of [...]

The 2010 Support Your Local Library Reading Challenge

December 30, 2009 by Margaret · 2 Comments
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There are four levels:–The Mini – Check out and read 25 library books.–Just My Size – Check out and read 50 library books.–Stepping It Up – Check out and read 75 library books.–Super Size Me – Check out and read 100 library books. This is a super easy challenge for my household. I am not [...]

Take Another Chance Challenge

December 30, 2009 by Margaret · 1 Comment
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My Books For the Take A Chance Challenge, as it stands so far. Challenge 1: Read Your Doppelganger (worth 1 entry) A Trust Betrayed: First Chapter of Margaret Kerr of Perth (Margaret Kerr, #1) – Candace Robb Challenge 2: Blogroll Roulette (worth 1 entry) Testimony – Anita Shreve ( Reviewed: http://bfishreads.blogspot.com/2009/09/review-testimony-by-anita-shreve.html ) Challenge 3: 100 [...]

To Be Read Challenge

December 28, 2009 by Margaret · Leave a Comment
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My Books For the To-Be Read Challenge, as it stands so far. [01] Gathering Blue (The Giver, #2) – Lois Lowry [02] Messenger (The Giver, #3) – Lois Lowry [03] The Last Song – Nicholas Sparks [04] Nightlight: A Parody – Harvard Lampoon [05] This World We Live In (Moon, #3) – Susan Beth Pfeffer [...]

2010 Debut Author Challenge

December 28, 2009 by Margaret · 1 Comment
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My book list for the 2010 Debut Author Challenge, as it stands so far. [01] The Karma Club – Jessica Brody (April 27 2010) [02] W hat Momma Left Me – Renee Watson (July 6, 2010) [03] I Now Pronounce You Someone Else – Erin McCahan (June 1, 2010) [04] How I Made It to [...]

2010 Books/Reading Goals and Challenges

December 27, 2009 by Margaret · Leave a Comment
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My personal goals: 1) 100 Books (New and Re-reads) 2) Read genres that I don’t normally read 3) Blog more about my reading. Challenges: I’ll be posting lists for the different challenges in their own posts and likely add/change this post throughout the year as I choose to change my goals.

Divine Misdemeanors by Laurell K Hamilton

December 17, 2009 by Margaret · Leave a Comment
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Source: Goodreads You may know me best as Meredith Nic Essus, princess of faerie. Or perhaps as Merry Gentry, Los Angeles private eye. In the fey and mortal realms alike, my life is the stuff of royal intrigue and celebrity drama. Among my own, I have confronted horrendous enemies, endured my noble kin’s treachery and [...]