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I still need an accountability buddy! But know that I will be in the field for all of April and will not have consistent internet/phone/communication. So, if you’re up for loose accountability, I’m game!

Knight of Desire

If I think of more I will add them as I go along - there is always the J.D. Robb series - but I still have tons of books to go there!

I have decided to do this challenge, as upon looking over the list for 2008, found that many of these books were already on my TBR list. To sign up for this challenge please go here. The rules are that you just need to read a minimum of 4 books (all must be new reads) from the same year's list, between Nov 15, 2008 and Nov 15, 2009. You can find lists for 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2008. My TBR list includes: Twilight - Stephenie Meyer My Sister's Keeper - Jodi Picoult The Lovely Bones - A Novel - Alice Sebold The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho Eragon - Christopher Paolini H.P. and the Half-Blood Prince - JK Rowling H.P. and the Deathly Hallows- JK Rowling

I seem to be spending more time reading blogs and about book challenges than actually reading books - but I am going to sign up for a couple of more challenges that are starting this month. The first one is the Genre Challenge. This challenge will run from November 1, 2008 – November 1, 2009 The goal: To read one book in the following genres: 1.crime fiction - Fatal Illusions - Adam Blumer 2. detective fiction - Scream for Me - Karen Rose 3. mystery fiction - And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4. horror fiction - Duma Key by Stephen King 5. thriller fiction - Kiss by Ted Dekker and Erin Healy 6. romance fiction -The Christmas Edition by Robin Shope 7. science fiction - Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 8. action/adventure fiction 9. fantasy fiction - Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr 10. realistic fiction - Simple Wishes by Lisa Dale 11. historical fiction - In the Shadow of Lions by Ginger Garrett 12. western fiction Specific definitions of these genres can be found in this post. There are three options if you want to join: A: Read 10 books, drop the genre you read the most and one of your own choosing. B: Read 11 books, drop the genre you read the most. C: Read 12 books. The rules: You may not read more than 1 book per genre. All books must be read within the challenge period. No crossovers within the challenge, each genre should have a separate book. Crossovers with other challenges are allowed. Audio books are allowed, graphic novels are not. You may make a list of books, but that’s not mandatory and you can change your picks at any time before or during the challenge. To join, click here. I think that I will probably try to read all genres since I would not be able to pick one to exclude! As I decide on my list, I will post it here.

Here is an interesting challenge - though it does involve a lot of books, you can retroactive in back to August. That should help with some of the reading! Go here to sign up - but rules are below. The goal of this challenge is to read the number of books first published in a given year that corresponds to the last digit of each year in the 2000s — 9 books from 2009, 8 books from 2008, etc. The total number of books required, therefore, is 45. This challenge lasts from 8/8/08 through 9/9/09. Yes, it is retroactive to August 8th! Crossovers with other challenges are allowed and your lists may change at any time. After looking at the books I have read since august - already have these books done: 2009 - Gatekeepers - Robert Liparulo 2009 - Be Strong and Curvaceous - Shelley Adina 2009 - For the Love of Pete - Julia Harper 2009 - Lost in Las Vegas - Melody Carlson 2009 - Scrapping Plans - Rebeca Seitz 2009 - Lessons From San Quentin - Bill Dallas 2009 - Simple Wishes - Lisa Dale 2009 - The Spring of Candy Apples - Debbie Viguie 2009 - Age Before Beauty - Virginia Smith 2008 - Duma Key by Stephen King 2008 - Assaulted by Joy - Stephen Simpson 2008 - In the Shadow of Lions - Ginger Garrett 2008 - Drinkwater - Eric Hopkins 2008 - The Christmas Edition - Robin Shope 2008 - House of Dark Shadows - Robert Liparulo 2008 - Watcher in the Woods - Robert Liparulo 2008 - Walking with Wolf - Kay Chornook & Wolf Guindon 2007 - A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 2007 - The Maidenstone Lighthouse by Sally Smith O'Rourke 2007 - Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill 2007 - Diamonds in the Shadow - Caroline B. Cooney 2007 - Wicked Lovely - Melissa Marr 2007 - 2007 - 2006 - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen 2006 - The Road by Cormac McCarthy 2006 - Murder, Mayhem and a Fine Man - Claudia Mair Burney 2006 - 2006 - 2006 - 2005 - Never Let Me Go - Kazuo Ishiguro 2005 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling 2005 - 2005 - 2005 - 2004 - 2004 - 2004 - 2004 - 2003 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - JK Rowling 2003 - 2003 - 2002 - Coraline by Neil Gaiman 2002 - 2001 -

Here I go with challenges again - this one might actually get me reading all of those TBR books! You can sign up here - rules are below: From the Stacks Challenge 08 The basic rules are the same: If you are anything like me your stack of purchased to-be-read books is teetering over. So for this challenge we would be reading 5 books that we have already purchased, have been meaning to get to, have been sitting on the nightstand and haven't read before. No going out and buying new books. No getting sidetracked by the lure of the holiday bookstore displays. The bonus would be that we would finally get to some of those titles (you know you picked them for a reason!) and we wouldn't be spending any extra money over the holidays. Possible picks: Cold Mountain -Charles Frazier Remains of the Day - Kazua Ishiguro H.P. and the Half-Blood Prince - JK Rowling Twilight - Stephenie Meyer His Family - Ernest Poole Actual books: Assaulted by Joy - Stephen Simpson In the Shadow of Lions - Ginger Garrett Drinkwater - Eric Hopkins The Road - Cormac McCarthy Walking with Wolf - Kay Chornook & Wolf Guindon The time frame would be Nov. 1st until Jan. 30 and there will be some small, fun prizes awarded to random participants and/or those with clever review posts.