participate
As I mentioned in August update, I’ll be participating in the Read-a-thon this month. I’ve got a list of books already pick out.
- My Favorite Witch (Lisa Plumley)
- Sentinels: Jaguar Nights (Doranna Durgin)
- Sylvester (Georgette Heyer)
- Not Without Her Family (Beth Andrews)
- Prospero’s Daughter (Nancy Butler)
- Overkill (Linda Castillo)
- Whisper Kiss (Dragonfire #5) (Deborah Cooke)
- Just the Sexiest Man Alive (Julie James)
- Talk to Me (Jan Freed)
- Bayou Moon (Ilona Andrews)
- Unchained (Sharon Ashwood)
- Another One Bites the Dust (Jennifer Rardin)
- Winter’s Edge (Anne Stuart)
- Scent of Darkness (Christina Dodd)
- Untameable Rogue (Kelly Hunter)
I chose these books because I signed up for a couple of quarterly/seasonal reading challenges. All the books above fit one or both of the challenges, and several will help me complete the some of the other challenges that I started earlier this year. I’m not going to set a high goal for this Read-a-thon. I hope to read at least two books. I’ve already started reading Bayou Moon, but I want to have that one finished before next week — but I’m leaving it on the list, just in case.
The two reading challenges I recently signed up for come from Shelfari and Good Reads groups. The groups have similar-sounding names: Readers of Romance (Shelfari); Romance Readers Reading Challenges (Good Reads). The Shelfari group does seasonal challenges, each season has a new list of criteria for books read during the time frame. The Good Reads group has several different challenges one can join, with varying time limits. I chose to do the “Read-the-Season” one: one book per letter in the word “Autumn” (title or author) and a book with “autumn” in the title. I created separated pages for them here and here.
If September had 31 days, or if I had been more diligent, I would have finished three books in September instead of two. I managed to get one backlogged book review posted in September, but not much else. I recently started participating, again, in a couple of weekly memes. I’ve noticed that I usually get active in these things in September, and within a month or two, I’ve dropped out again. Let’s see if I can stay active a little longer.
2010 Books/Reviews
- Northanger Abbey (Austen, Jane) — no review planned; ROR
- In For a Penny (Lerner, Rose) — Countdown, New Author, Pub 2010, Year of Historical
The backlogged 2009 reviews posted:
What’s still pending:
- Duel of Hearts
- Three Bags Full
- The Battle Sylph (McDonald, L. J.)
- Magic Bleeds (Andrews, Ilona)
- Secretive Stranger (Greene, Jennifer)
- Winter Kiss (Cooke, Deborah)
Below is my status regarding the various challenges. Not much has changed. Thankfully Ms. Lerner’s book counted for several challenges.
Challenges Completed this month:
NONE
Incomplete (Ended in September):
NONE
2009-2010 Challenges:
101 Fantasy Challenge: 2/6
Countdown 2010: 20/55
2010 Challenges:
Contemporary Romance: 1/10
Harlequin/Silhouette: 1/6
“In Death” Challenge: 0/??
New Author: 4/20
Pub 2010: 7/10
Romance Reading: 2/5
What’s in a Name 3: 2/6
Year of the Historical: 3/12
Perpetual Challenges
Georgette Heyer:
Readers of Romance (ROR) Book Challenges (Shelfari)
Fall 2010: 1/15
Romance Readers Reading Challenges (RRRC) (Good Reads)
Read-the-Season (Autumn): 0/7
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Total (Month): 2
Grand Total (Year): 16
Total Pages Read (Month): 601
Grand Total (Year): 5,358
