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Monthly Archives: January 2009

Challenge Update – January 2009

2008-2009 Challenges Countdown:  14/45 Naming Conventions:  5/9 Series Challenge Season 3: 0/?? Winter Holiday Reading: 6/6 — COMPLETED 2009 Challenges 1st in Series: 1/12 2nds Challenge:  2/12 A-Z Challenge (Authors): 4/26 A Year of Readers: $8.00 (4 books) Contemporary Romance: … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Slave to Sensation

Author: Nalini Singh Copyright: 2006 (Berkley); pgs. 334 ISBN: 0-425-21286-6 Series: 1st in the Psy/Changeling series Sensuality: Hot Who: Sascha Duncan (Psy) and Lucas Hunter (Changeling) Sascha Duncan is a Psy who’s talent never manifested itself — or so everyone, … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Dawnkeepers

Author: Jessica Andersen Copyright: 2009 (Signet); pgs. 455 ISBN: 978-0-451-22575-7 Series: 2nd in The Final Prophecy Sensuality: Warm Who: Alexis Gray and Nathan Blackhawk Dawnkeepers is the second book in Jessica Andersen’s epic, paranormal/Mayan doomsday series, The Final Prophecy. Like … Continue reading

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In Retrospect

I mentioned in my 2008 wrap-up post that I might change how and/or when rate a book. In 2007, I did not rate the books until the end of the year.  By having to think back and re-read reviews, I … Continue reading

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REVIEW – Innocence Unveiled

Update to a YEAR OF THE CATEGORY Challenge – Review link and category. Author: Blythe Gifford Copyright: 2008 (Harlequin); 276 pgs. ISBN: 978-0-373-29502-2 Series: Harlequin Historical # 902 (Medieval) Sensuality: Warm Who: Katrine de Gravere and Renard Where & When: … Continue reading

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The Winner is

I’m just about half-way through Dawnkeepers by Jessica Andersen, so I thought this would be a good time to officially announce the winner of my first poll. I would like to say thank you to all those who voted. I … Continue reading

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Fun with stats

I don’t normally look at my stats. WordPress makes it easy for me to do so — and occasionally I glance at what search terms my blog popped up for, or which site most of my visitors were referred from … Continue reading

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Reading My Name 2009

What: Reading My Name 2009 When: 1 February – 30 June 2009 Who: Callista Rules: Quoted from the blog: Your challenge if you choose to accept it is to read at least two books by authors that share your name … Continue reading

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Winter Holiday Challenge Wrap-Up

What: Winter Holiday Reading Challenge When: 1 November 2008 – 31 January 2009 Who: Diane (Book in Hand) Rules (Copied from her website): The theme for this challenge is Winter Holidays. The books that you choose to read must have … Continue reading

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2009 Chunkster Challenge

What: 2009 Chunkster Challenge When: Now – 15 November 2009 Who: Think Pink Dana Rules: Decide how many 450+ page novels you want to read by November. Must be adult-level books (no YA). There are multiple levels. See the challenge … Continue reading

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