2014 Sookie Stackhouse Reading Challenge

Welcome to the 2014 Sookie Stackhouse Reading Challenge 
hosted by Darlene's Book Nook!

The books in the Sookie Stackhouse (aka Southern Vampires) series by Charlaine Harris are (including short stories and novellas):

1. Dead Until Dark (Book #1) - May 2001
2. Living Dead in Dallas (Book #2) - April 2002
3. Club Dead (Book #3) - May 2003
4. Dead to the World (Book #4) - May 2004
5. "Fairy Dust" from A Touch of Dead - October 2004
6. "Dancers in the Dark" novella from Night's Edge Anthology (ISBN 978-0-373-77010-6) - October 2004
7. "Dracula Night" from A Touch of Dead - September 2007
8. Dead as a Doornail (Book #5) - May 2005
9. "One Word Answer" from A Touch of Dead - December 2004
10. Definitely Dead (Book #6) - May 2006
11. "Tacky" from My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding (ISBN 978-0-312-34360-6)- October 2006
12. All Together Dead (Book #7) - May 2007
13. "Lucky" from A Touch of Dead - December 2008
14. From Dead to Worse (Book #8) - May 2008
15. "Gift Wrap" from A Touch of Dead - October 2008
16. Dead and Gone (Book #9) - May 2009
17. "Bacon" from Strange Brew (ISBN 978-0-312-38336-7) - July 2009
18. "The Britlingens Go to Hell" novella from Must Love Hellhounds (ISBN 978-0-425-22959-0) - September 2009
19. "Dahlia Underground" from Crimes by Moonlight - April 2010
20. "Two Blondes" from Death's Excellent Vacation (ISBN 978-0-441-01868-0) - August 2010
21.  Dead in the Family (Book #10) - May 2010
22. "A Very Vampire Christmas" by Glamour Magazine - December 2010
23. "Small-Town Wedding" novella from The Sookie Stackhouse Companion (ISBN 978-0-441-01971-7) - August 2011
24. Dead Reckoning (Book #11) - May 2011
25. The Sookie Stackhouse Companion (ISBN 978-0-441-01971-7) - August 2011
26. "Death By Dahlia" from Down These Strange Streets - October 2011
27. Deadlocked (Book #12) - May 2012
28. "If I Had A Hammer" from Home Improvement: Undead Edition (ISBN 978-0-441-02035-5) - August 2011
29. "Playing Possum" from An Apple for the Creature - September 2012
30. Dead Ever After (Book #13) - May 2013
31. After Dead: What Came Next in the World of Sookie Stackhouse (Book #13.5)  - October 2013
32. "The Blue Hereafter" from Weird World of Sports - release not announced yet 

Please read below for the challenge guidelines.

2014 Sookie Stackhouse Reading Challenge

Here are the challenge details:

1. The challenge will run from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2014. Books must be read during this time-frame to count.

2. You can join the challenge at any time! All books read during the challenge period count for the challenge, regardless of when you sign up.

3. This challenge can cross-over to your other reading challenges.

4. You do not need a blog to participate! If you are not a blogger, you can post your reviews at Goodreads, Shelfari, or LibraryThing and link them up here.

5. All formats of books are acceptable: Bound copies, e-books, and audiobooks (as long as they are unabridged).


6. There are four levels for the challenge:

a. Level 1 "Just A Drop": Read 1-10 books in the series.

b. Level 2 "A Small Bite": Read 11-20 books in the series.

c. Level 3 "So Thirsty": Read 21-30 books in the series.

d. Level 4 "Hungry For More": Read 31-32 books in the series!


7. When you write your sign-up post, you must choose your level. You can go up but you cannot go down!

8. There will be a separate linky for your reviews, which will be posted on THIS page.

9. There will be a linky for your wrap-up post at the end of the year.

10. Create a sign-up post and link back to this post. Sign up with Mister Linky below! Be sure to use the direct url to your sign-up post and not the url to your blog.

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