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Monday, December 31, 2018

Read Your (Book) Shelf Challenge 2018 Wrap-up Post #ReadYourShelf



This is my Wrap-up Post for the Read Your (Book) Shelf Challenge 2018 hosted by Michelle @ Gather Together and Read.

Here's was my stack:


I used List Randomizer to sort the order.


10/12 book shelf books read
CHALLENGE NOT COMPLETED


1. Bewitching by Alex Flinn (Kendra Chronicles, Book #2)

2. Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz (Moonlight Bay, Book #1)

3. Before I Wake by Robert J. Wiersema

4. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

5. Run From Fear by Jami Alden (Dead Wrong, Book #3)

6. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

7. Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel

8. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan, Book #1)

9. Ready to Die by Lisa Jackson (To Die, Book #5)

10. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2018 Wrap-up Post



This is my Wrap-up Post for the Mount TBR Reading Challenge 2018 hosted by Bev @ My Reader's Block. There is also a Goodreads group HERE.

This is the goal that I was aiming for:

Mount Blanc: Read 24 books from your TBR pile/s

87/24 books from my TBR pile finished
El Toro Level completed (75 books)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE!


1. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

2. The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza (DCI Erika Foster, Book #1)

3. Bewitching by Alex Flinn (Kendra Chronicles, Book #2)

4. Shipwreck by Gordon Korman (Island, Book #1)

5. Adam by Ted Dekker

6. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

7. A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow (Kate Shugak, Book #1)

8. Survival by Gordon Korman (Island, Book #2)

9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

10. Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter (Warriors, Book #2)

11. Carrie by Stephen King

12. Escape by Gordon Korman (Island, Book #3)

13. Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop (The Others, Book #4)

14. Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz (Moonlight Bay, Book #1)

15. The Bat by Jo Nesbo (Harry Hole, Book #1)

16. Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter (Warriors, Book #3)

17. Before I Wake by Robert J. Wiersema

18. Into the Light by Aleatha Romig (The Light, Book #1)

19. Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

20. This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers (This is Not a Test, Book #1)

21. Please Remain Calm by Courtney Summers (This is Not a Test, Book #1.5)

22. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

23. 14 by Peter Clines

24. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

25. Flu by Wayne Simmons (Flu, Book #1)

26. White Fang by Jack London

27. Rising Storm by Erin Hunter (Warriors, Book #4)

28. The Capture by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book #1)

29. Stung by Bethany Wiggins (Stung, Book #1)

30. The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey (The Girl with All the Gifts, Book #1)

31. A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena

32. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

33. The Deep by Nick Cutter

34. Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens

35. Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett (A Booktown Mystery, Book #1)

36. Run From Fear by Jami Alden (Dead Wrong, Book #3)

37. The Journey by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book #2)

38. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly, Book #1)

39. A Lost Scene from Hallowed by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly, Book #2.1)

40. Ensnared by A.G. Howard (Splintered, Book #3)

41. Radiant by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly, Book #2.5)

42. Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires, Book #1)

43. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

44. The Rescue by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book #3)

45. Boundless by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly, Book #3)

46. Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans

47. Starry Night by Debbie Macomber

48. Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel

49. Christmas Crumble by M.C. Beaton (An Agatha Raisin Short Story)

50. The Siege by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book #4)

51. Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie

52. In the Woods by Tana French (Dublin Murder Squad, Book #1)

53. Invisible Darkness: The Horrifying Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka by Stephen Williams

54. The Shattering by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book #5)

55. The Good House by Tananarive Due

56. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan, Book #1)

57. Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper (Southern Eclectic, Book #1)

58. The Burning by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book #6)

59. Life of Pi by Yann Martel

60. Ready to Die by Lisa Jackson (To Die, Book #5)

61. The Call of the Wild by Jack London

62. Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz

63. The Hatchling by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book #7)

64. Matilda by Roald Dahl

65. Double Trouble by Michael J. Pellowski

66. The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill (The Woman in Black, Book #1)

67. Deliverance by James Dickey

68. The Outcast by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book #8)

69. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

70. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (In Death, Book #1)

71. Gladiator by Anna Hackett (Galactic Gladiators, Book #1)

72. Tartan Candy by K.C. Burn (Fabric Hearts, Book #1)

73. Triple Trouble by Michael J. Pellowski

74. The BFG by Roald Dahl

75. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Ready Player One, Book #1)

76. The Midnight Kittens by Dodie Smith (The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Book #3)

77. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund (For Darkness Shows the Stars, Book #1)

78. Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews (Innkeeper Chronicles, Book #1)

79. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Winternight Trilogy, Book #1)

80. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (Hannah Swensen, Book #1)

81. Night by Elie Wiesel (The Night Trilogy, Book #1)

82. Red Rising by Pierce Brown (Red Rising Saga, Book #1)

83. The First Collier by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book #9)

84. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum, Book #1)

85. The Giver by Lois Lowry (The Giver, Book #1)

86. A Double Trouble Dream Date by Michael J. Pellowski

87. An Angel’s Touch by Heather Graham

2018 Blogger Shame Challenge Wrap-Up Post



This is my Wrap-up Post for the 2018 Blogger Shame Challenge hosted by Anna @ Herding Cats & Burning Soup.

Review books must be at least 4 months past due to count!

There are no set levels, so I'm aiming for:

Read 12 review books from my Blogger Shame pile.

9 Blogger Shame books read
7 Blogger Shame reviews completed
CHALLENGE NOT COMPLETE

1. Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop (The Others, Book #2)

2. Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop (The Others, Book #3)

3. Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown

4. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (The 5th Wave, Book #1)

5. The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor

6. Stung by Bethany Wiggins (Stung, Book #1)

7. A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena

8. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (The 5th Wave, Book #2)

9. Dead Sexy Dragon by Lolita Lopez (Dragon Heat, Book #1)

2018 Library Love Challenge Wrap-up Post #LibraryLoveChallenge @angels_gp



This is my Wrap-up Post for the 2018 Library Love Challenge hosted by Angela @ Angel's Guilty Pleasures. There is also a Goodreads group.

This is the goal that I was aiming for:

Dewey Decimal: Read 12 books

49/12 library books read
Library Addict Level reached (48 books)
CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

1. White Bodies by Jane Robins

2. At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress, Book #3)

3. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

4. Dishing the Dirt by M.C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin, Book #26)

5. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (Wonder, Book #1)

6. Sins & Needles by Karina Halle (The Artists Trilogy, Book #1)

7. Dreamfall by Amy Plum (Dreamfall, Book #1)

8. Bared to the Laird by Eliza Knight (Highland Bound, Book #2)

9. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

10. Pushing Up Daisies by M.C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin, Book #27)

11. Dark Side of the Laird by Eliza Knight (Highland Bound, Book #3)

12. A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

13. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody, Book #1)

14. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (Flavia de Luce, Book #1)

15. Hallowed by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly, Book #2)

16. Mirrored by Alex Flinn (Kendra Chronicles, Book #3)

17. Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman

18. Devil to Pay by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress, Book #3.5)

19. The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

20. Zero Day by Ezekiel Boone (The Hatching, Book #3)

21. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

22. Blessed in the Darkness: How All Things are Working for Your Good by Joel Osteen

23. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (Hawthorne, Book #1)

24. On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves (On the Island, Book #1)

25. Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young (Sky in the Deep, Book #1)

26. Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

27. The World More Full of Weeping by Robert J. Wiersema

28. Life of Pi by Yann Martel

29. The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher

30. The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney

31. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

32. Find You in the Dark by Nathan Ripley

33. Wherever I Find Myself: Stories by Canadian Immigrant Women edited by Miriam Matejova

34. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

35. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

36. The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre (Deanna Madden, Book #1)

37. What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan

38. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

39. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson

40. Agatha Raisin and the Witches’ Tree by M.C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin, Book #28)

41. The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill (The Woman in Black, Book #1)

42. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

43. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen (The Queen of the Tearling, Book #1)

44. Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

45. The Dream Keeper and Other Poems by Langston Hughes

46. Mercy Thompson: Moon Called, Volume 2 by Patricia Briggs, David Lawrence, Amelia Woo, and Zach Matheny (Mercedes Thompson Graphic Novels, #1.2)

47. The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans (The Christmas Box, Book #1)

48. The Christmas Blessing by Melody Carlson

49. Highlander’s Touch by Eliza Knight (Highland Bound, Book #4)

Audiobook Challenge 2018 Wrap-up Post



This is my Wrap-up Post for the Audiobook Challenge 2018 hosted by Melanie @ Hot Listens and Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer.

This is the level that I was aiming for:

Marathoner (Look Ma No Hands) 50+

79/50 audiobooks read
CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

1. The Girl in the Ice by Robert Bryndza (DCI Erika Foster, Book #1)

2. Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop (The Others, Book #2)

3. Blood Fury by J.R. Ward (Black Dagger Legacy, Book #3)

4. Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop (The Others, Book #3)

5. Watch Me Disappear by Janelle Brown

6. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory by Caitlin Doughty

7. A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow (Kate Shugak, Book #1)

8. At Grave's End by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress, Book #3)

9. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

10. Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop (The Others, Book #4)

11. Dishing the Dirt by M.C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin, Book #26)

12. Burn Bright by Patricia Briggs (Alpha & Omega, Book #5)

13. The Night Child by Anna Quinn

14. The Liar's Girl by Catherine Ryan Howard

15. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey (The 5th Wave, Book #1)

16. Into the Light by Aleatha Romig (The Light, Book #1)

17. Bared to the Laird by Eliza Knight (Highland Bound, Book #2)

18. Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

19. Genesis by Brendan Reichs (Project Nemesis, Book #2)

20. I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

21. 14 by Peter Clines

22. Flu by Wayne Simmons (Flu, Book #1)

23. White Fang by Jack London

24. When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

25. The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor

26. Stung by Bethany Wiggins (Stung, Book #1)

27. A Stranger in the House by Shari Lapena

28. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

29. Never Let You Go by Chevy Stevens

30. Backwoods Ripper by Anna Willett

31. Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett (A Booktown Mystery, Book #1)

32. Pushing Up Daisies by M.C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin, Book #27)

33. Dark Side of the Laird by Eliza Knight (Highland Bound, Book #3)

34. A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

35. Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody, Book #1)

36. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (Flavia de Luce, Book #1)

37. Ensnared by A.G. Howard (Splintered, Book #3)

38. Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill (Chicagoland Vampires, Book #1)

39. Unbury Carol by Josh Malerman

40. Devil to Pay by Jeaniene Frost (Night Huntress, Book #3.5)

41. The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay

42. Promise Me by Richard Paul Evans

43. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

44. Cottage by the Sea by Debbie Macomber

45. In the Woods by Tana French (Dublin Murder Squad, Book #1)

46. The Word is Murder by Anthony Horowitz (Hawthorne, Book #1)

47. The Nightmare Room by Chris Sorensen (The Messy Man, Book #1)

48. The Good House by Tananarive Due

49. Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young (Sky in the Deep, Book #1)

50. Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon

51. Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper (Southern Eclectic, Book #1)

52. Life of Pi by Yann Martel

53. The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher

54. The Girl Before by J.P. Delaney

55. The Call of the Wild by Jack London

56. Unwelcome Guests by Anna Willett

57. Find You in the Dark by Nathan Ripley

58. Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

59. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

60. What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan

61. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

62. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson

63. Agatha Raisin and the Witches’ Tree by M.C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin, Book #28)

64. The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story by Susan Hill (The Woman in Black, Book #1)

65. Deliverance by James Dickey

66. The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

67. Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (In Death, Book #1)

68. Gladiator by Anna Hackett (Galactic Gladiators, Book #1)

69. Tartan Candy by K.C. Burn (Fabric Hearts, Book #1)

70. Alaskan Holiday by Debbie Macomber

71. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen (The Queen of the Tearling, Book #1)

72. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (Ready Player One, Book #1)

73. Clean Sweep by Ilona Andrews (Innkeeper Chronicles, Book #1)

74. The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Winternight Trilogy, Book #1)

75. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke (Hannah Swensen, Book #1)

76. Red Rising by Pierce Brown (Red Rising Saga, Book #1)

77. The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey (The 5th Wave, Book #2)

78. The Giver by Lois Lowry (The Giver, Book #1)

79. Highlander’s Touch by Eliza Knight (Highland Bound, Book #4)

Strictly Print Reading Challenge Wrap-up Post #StrictlyPrintRC



This is my Wrap-up Post for the Strictly Print Reading Challenge being hosted by Book Dragon's Lair.

This was my goal: 
Picture Books: 26

68/26 print books read
CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

1. White Bodies by Jane Robins

2. Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

3. Bewitching by Alex Flinn (Kendra Chronicles, Book #2)

4. Shipwreck by Gordon Korman (Island, Book #1)

5. Adam by Ted Dekker

6. Survival by Gordon Korman (Island, Book #2)

7. Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter (Warriors, Book #2)

8. Carrie by Stephen King

9. Escape by Gordon Korman (Island, Book #3)

10. Fear Nothing by Dean Koontz (Moonlight Bay, Book #1)

11. Wonder by R.J. Palacio (Wonder, Book #1)

12. The Bat by Jo Nesbo (Harry Hole, Book #1)

13. Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter (Warriors, Book #3)

14. Sins & Needles by Karina Halle (The Artists Trilogy, Book #1)

15. Before I Wake by Robert J. Wiersema

16. Dreamfall by Amy Plum (Dreamfall, Book #1)

17. The Bobbsey Twins' Adventure in the Country by Laura Lee Hope (Original Bobbsey Twins, Book #2)

18. This is Not a Test by Courtney Summers (This is Not a Test, Book #1)

19. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

20. Rising Storm by Erin Hunter (Warriors, Book #4)

21. The Capture by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book #1)

22. The Deep by Nick Cutter

23. Run From Fear by Jami Alden (Dead Wrong, Book #3)

24. The Journey by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book #2)

25. Unearthly by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly, Book #1)

26. Hallowed by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly, Book #2)

27. Mirrored by Alex Flinn (Kendra Chronicles, Book #3)

28. Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

29. The Rescue by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book #3)

30. Boundless by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly, Book #3)

31. Zero Day by Ezekiel Boone (The Hatching, Book #3)

32. Starry Night by Debbie Macomber

33. Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel

34. The Siege by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Book #4)

35. Blessed in the Darkness: How All Things are Working for Your Good by Joel Osteen

36. Ten Little Indians by Agatha Christie

37. Invisible Darkness: The Horrifying Case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka by Stephen Williams

38. The Shattering by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book #5)

39. On the Island by Tracey Garvis Graves (On the Island, Book #1)

40. Déjà Dead by Kathy Reichs (Temperance Brennan, Book #1)

41. The Burning by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book #6)

42. The World More Full of Weeping by Robert J. Wiersema

43. Ready to Die by Lisa Jackson (To Die, Book #5)

44. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

45. Wherever I Find Myself: Stories by Canadian Immigrant Women edited by Miriam Matejova

46. Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz

47. The Hatchling by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book #7)

48. The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre (Deanna Madden, Book #1)

49. Matilda by Roald Dahl

50. Double Trouble by Michael J. Pellowski

51. The Outcast by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book #8)

52. Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

53. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

54. Triple Trouble by Michael J. Pellowski

55. The BFG by Roald Dahl

56. The Midnight Kittens by Dodie Smith (The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Book #3)

57. For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund (For Darkness Shows the Stars, Book #1)

58. Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier

59. The Dream Keeper and Other Poems by Langston Hughes

60. Mercy Thompson: Moon Called, Volume 2 by Patricia Briggs, David Lawrence, Amelia Woo, and Zach Matheny (Mercedes Thompson Graphic Novels, #1.2)

61. Night by Elie Wiesel (The Night Trilogy, Book #1)

62. The First Collier by Kathryn Lasky (Guardians of Ga’Hoole, Book #9)

63. One for the Money by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum, Book #1)

64. A Double Trouble Dream Date by Michael J. Pellowski

65. Dead Sexy Dragon by Lolita Lopez (Dragon Heat, Book #1)

66. The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans (The Christmas Box, Book #1)

67. An Angel’s Touch by Heather Graham

68. The Christmas Blessing by Melody Carlson

Saturday, December 29, 2018

European Reading Challenge 2018 Wrap-up Post @GilionDumas




This is my Wrap-up Post for the European Reading Challenge 2018 being hosted by Rose City Reader.

My goal was:

FIVE STAR (DELUXE ENTOURAGE): Read at least five books by different European authors or books set in different European countries.

6/5 books set in different European countries
CHALLENGE COMPLETE!

1. UNITED KINGDOM: White Bodies by Jane Robins

2. AUSTRIA: Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

3. ITALY: Radiant by Cynthia Hand (Unearthly, Book #2.5)

4. SWEDEN: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

5. RUSSIA: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden (Winternight Trilogy, Book #1)

6. POLAND: Night by Elie Wiesel (The Night Trilogy, Book #1)

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