It's Monday! What are you reading this week? is a weekly event to celebrate what we are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week. Feel free to join here in this weekly event, created by J. Kaye!

Last week I read:
- "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay
- "Dearly Devoted Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay
- "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
- "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
- "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
- "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
- "Caught in the Act" by Samantha Hunter
- "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
- "Excavation" by James Rollins

My thoughts about the books:

I've been really big fan of "Dexter" the tv series & I've been planning to read the books, but I've been postponing it. I've finally decided to start reading them. "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" is the 1st book in the series & the tv series is based on it, so I already knew the main story from the 1st season, although there are differences, but I still enjoyed it & I liked it a lot. I loved the 2nd book "Dearly Devoted Dexter". I'm glad that they didn't make a season based on the story in this book, 'cause even reading about the victims (very detailed discription) was almost too much for me (and I'm not really squeamish - I'm not sure if this is the real word for what I wanted to say), but on tv will be really awful for watching. Anyway, I loved the book & I couldn't really leave it until I finished it!

I finally finished "Percy Jackson & the Olympians" series by Rick Riordan & I loved it! It was really interesting how the author put all those myths in the story & they worked fantastic & I liked it that when I recognized them even before their names are mentioned & I was thinking "Yes, this from Odyssey", etc... If I have to choose which book I loved the most, I guess that'll be the 4th "The Battle of the Labyrinth", than very close the 5th "The Last Olympian".

In "Caught in the Act" by Samantha Hunter, Gina Thomas is persuaded by her sister Tracy to help her steal photos of her & her lover from the divorce lawyer Mason Scott. So, Gina has to sneak into Mason's home & for the costume party she ordered a ghost costume, but instead she gets a sexy cabaret singer costume. When she goes to Mason's office to find the photos, she's caught by Mason & there's a fiery passion between them... But, what Gina doesn't know is that Tracy wants the photos back because her lover is actually a dangerous criminal, who when found out about the photos & threatened her to retrieve them or he'll kill her... I started reading this book in the beginning of the month & I liked it a lot, but I made a mistake & I didn't finish it right away & after that I just wasn't in the mood anymore for this kind of book & I couldn't make myself finish it.  I read romance books, but they're not my favorite genre, so if I'm not in the mood for them, I don't enjoy them as much as when I'm in a mood. So, when I finished this book last week, I didn't really enjoyed it, but that wasn't because of the book, but because of me. I just don't get into these books as easy as I get into thrillers, fantasy & adventure books. Overall, I think that if I finished it right away, I would like it a lot more...

"Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer was really interesting book & I'll read the others too & I hope that they'll be as good & even better & better...

"Excavation" by James Rollins - I've read this book a few times over the years & I still love it. I actually re-read it now, because when I read "Subterranean" by James Rollins I loved it too & wanted to compare them both & decide which I like more. They're really close, but I think I like "Subterranean" more, although that's maybe because I read it only once & "Excavation" I've read it 4 or 5 times. I don't think I can say anything about the story in "Excavation", without ruining the story itself, although as I hint I can say that the title of this book in my country is changed & in english it'll be "The Temple of the Incas". So, if you're into adventure, for example: Indiana Jones, than this book is for you...

Last week I read usually at night before I fell asleep, so I always forgot myself & didn't really got much sleep, so because I'll probably won't have much time in the day & decided not to read at night, I guess I'll probably read one or maybe two books, but not more... I don't know what I'll read, but as always I'll choose something depending on my mood. Maybe I'll read a christmas book...

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!!!

Rules:

1. 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 — 10 books from 2010, 9 books from 2009, 8 books from 2008, etc. The total number of books required, therefore, is 55.

2. This challenge lasts from 9/9/09 through 10/10/10.

3. Crossovers with other challenges are allowed and your lists may change at any time.

4. Sign up using Mr. Linky here.

5. Have fun reading!

I decided to join this one last challenge!

I'll list the books as I read!

2010:

  1. "Sinful Surrender" by Beverley Kendall - review
  2. "Random" by Craig Robertson - review
  3. "Firespell" by Chloe Neill - review
  4. "Knock Me for a Loop" by Heidi Betts - review 
  5. "The Truth About Lord Stoneville" by Sabrina Jeffries - review
  6. "Lois Lane Tells All" by Karen Hawkins - review
  7. "Desires of a Perfect Lady" by Victoria Alexander - review
  8. "Courting Miss Lancaster" by Sarah M. Eden - review
  9. "The Desert Spear" by Peter V. Brett - review
10. "On the Steamy Side" by Louisa Edwards - review

2009:

1. "Sleepless in Scotland" by Karen Hawkins

2. "The Laird Who Loved Me" by Karen Hawkins

3. "Feels Like the First Time" by Tawny Weber

4. "Caught in the Act" by Samantha Hunter

5. "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan

6. "Tangled Up in Love" by Heidi Betts

7. "Loves Me, Loves Me Knot" by Heidi Betts

8. "What I Did for Love" by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

9. "Heat Wave" by Richard Castle - review

2008:

1. "Talk of the Town" by Karen Hawkins

2. "Seducing Mr. Darcy" by Gwyn Cready - review

3. "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
4. "Aurelia" by Anne Osterlund - review 
5. "Romeo, Romeo" by Robin Kaye - review
6. "Save the Date" by Tamara Summers - review

7. "Devil May Ride" by Wendy Roberts - review
8. "Just the Sexiest Man Alive" by Julie James- review

2007:

1. "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

2. "Pyramid" by Tom Martin
3. "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss - review 
4. "Blame It on Cupid" by Jennifer Greene - review
5. "The Remains of the Dead" by Wendy Roberts - review
6. "The Electric Church" by Jeff Somers - review
7. "Leaving Paradise" by Simone Elkeles - review

2006:

1. "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
2. "The Stone Rose" by Jacqueline Rayner - review
3. "Playing with Fire" by Gena Showalter - review
4. "Real Women Don't Wear Size 2" by Kelley St. John - review
5. "The Feast of the Drowned" by Stephen Cole - review
6. "The Warrior Heir" by Cinda Williams Chima - review

2005:

1. "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

2. "Dearly Devoted Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay

3. "Sex, Murder and a Double Latte" by Kyra Davis - review
4. "Good Girls Don't" by Kelley St. John - review
5. "Anansi Boys" by Neil Gaiman - review

2004:

1. "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay - review

2. "Mr. Complete" by Sheridon Smythe - review
3. "England's Perfect Hero" by Suzanne Enoch - review
4. "Fair Play" by Deirdre Martin - review

2003:

1. "The Cinderella Rules" by Donna Kauffman

2. "Can You Keep a Secret?" by Sophie Kinsella - review

3. "The Winter Queen" by Boris Akunin - review

2002:

1. "The Arctic Incident" by Eoin Colfer - review

2. "The Rake" by Suzanne Enoch - review

2001:

1. "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

It's Monday! What are you reading this week? is a weekly event to celebrate what we are reading for the week as well as books completed the previous week. Feel free to join here in this weekly event, created by J. Kaye!

Last week I read:
- "Seducing Mr. Darcy" by Gwyn Cready (for the Winter Reading Challenge)
  I liked this book. It was fun & enjoyable read. This was first book I've read by Gwyn Cready & I'll probably read "Tumbling Through Time", too.
- "Subterranean" by James Rollins
  I just loved this book! It's one of those adventure books that it's simply impossible to put down! This is 3rd book that I've read by James Rollins & is now one of my favorites!

Books I am currently reading:
- "Caught in the Act" by Samantha Hunter
- "Excavation" by James Rollins (re-read).

After I finish these, I don't know what I'll read! I'm always choosing the books depending on my mood!

 

This challenge is hosted by Beth F! You can join this challenge here!

So here's how it works: Between January 1 and December 31, 2010, read one book in each of the following categories:

1. A book with a food in the title: Clockwork Orange, Grapes of Wrath, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
2. A book with a body of water in the title: A River Runs through It, Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, The Lake House
3. A book with a title (queen, president) in the title: The Murder of King Tut, The Count of Monte Cristo, Lady Susan
4. A book with a plant in the title: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Wind in the Willows, The Name of the Rose
5. A book with a place name (city, country) in the title: Out of Africa; London; Between, Georgia
6. A book with a music term in the title: Song of Solomon, Ragtime, The Piano Teacher

The book titles are just suggestions, you can read whatever book you want to fit the category.

Other Things to Know

• Books may be any form (audio, print, e-book).
• Books may overlap other challenges.
  
• Books may not overlap categories; you need a different book for each category.
• Creativity for matching the categories is allowed.
• You do not have to make a list of books before hand.
• You do not have to read through the categories in any particular order.
  
• There will be a single prize at the end of the challenge. Readers who complete the challenge and write up a wrap-up post (or wrap-up comment) are eligible. I'll figure out a way to make it international.
  

My Book List:
1.
2. "Girl at Sea" by Maureen Johnson - review
3. "The Winter Queen" by Boris Akunin - review
4. "Lost in the River of Grass" by Ginny Rorby - review
5. "London's Perfect Scoundrel" by Suzanne Enoch - review
6.

December 21, 2009 to March 19, 2010

Rules:

1. Comment here with a link to your POST about the challenge - I'll get a participant list going.

2. read at least six books

3. comment with links to your reviews (if you review)

4. Just relax - read whatever you'd like or use this time to catch up on challenge books.

5. Do a wrap-up post at the end of March

6. Comment back here with your wrap-up link

Join this challenge here!

My Book List:

1. "Can You Keep a Secret?" by Sophie Kinsella - review

2. "Sinful Surrender" by Beverley Kendall - review

3. "Mr. Complete" by Sheridon Smythe - review
4. "Random" by Craig Robertson - review

5. "The Arctic Incident" by Eoin Colfer - review

6. "My Favorite Witch" by Lisa Plumley - review

The rules are easy:

1) Pick a number of pages you'll be attempting to read in 2010. It doesn't matter whether your goal is 10,000 or 100,000. You can always up your number as we go along, so you don't need to go all up high with your page count.

2) Write a blog post about it in which you will keep track of your page count.

3) Comment here with your goal number and a link to your blog post (if you have a blog - otherwise, just leave a comment with your name and the goal number). I'll then add you to the list of participants below.

4) The challenge starts January 1, 2010 and ends December 31, 2010. Only pages read after the new year has begun count in for the challenge, but any and every page you read counts for this challenge. I don't care about re-reads, overlaps with other challenges, or e-books! Just count the pages you read, no matter what type of book you're reading :-) See, it's a really easy challenge!

5) As usual: Have fun!

Join this challenge here!

My goal is 50,000 pages in 2010!

10,474 of 50,000...

 

The Chick Lit Challenge 2010 runs from January 1 - December 31st. The goal is to read at least 8 chick lit books during the year. Books can be listed ahead of time or as you go along. Books can also be used for multiple challenges. Join this challenge here! Post your comments with the links of your reviews here!                                           

My Book List:

1. "Can You Keep a Secret?" by Sophie Kinsella - review

2. "Pride, Prejudice & Jasmin Field" by Melissa Nathan - review

3. "Romeo, Romeo" by Robin Kaye - review

4. "Save the Date" by Tamara Summers - review

5. "Sex, Murder and a Double Latte" by Kyra Davis - review

6. "Jemima J" by Jane Green - review

7. "Just the Sexiest Man Alive" by Julie James - review

8. "The Best Girl" by Emma Harrison - review

Before I list the details, I do want to make one thing clear: by contemporary romance I mean straight contemporary, so without paranormal, fantasy or time-travel elements. Sexy, steamy contemporaries are eligible and so are category romances. (i.e. Harlequin Blaze, Harlequin Presents, Harlequin Super Romances, Silhoutte Desires, etc.)

Details:

1. Read at least 10 contemporaries between January 1st, 2010 and December 31st, 2010

2. You don't have to pre-select your books, you can just add them as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed. Nothing is set in stone! Also, the books you choose can crossover into or from other challenges you are participating in.

3. Feel free to grab the button below for the sidebar of your blog. It would be great if you would link it back to this post so others can find their way back to this post and join the challenge.

4. If you decide to join this challenge be sure to create a post telling others and feel free to add a link back to this post so others can join in the fun.

5. I will be creating review posts where you can link your own reviews, but reviews are optional.

Join this challenge here!

 I'll list the books as I read them!

My Book List:

1. "Can You Keep a Secret?" by Sophie Kinsella - review

2. "Outside In" by Beverly Sommers - review

3. "Mr. Complete" by Sheridon Smythe - review
4. "Pride, Prejudice & Jasmin Field" by Melissa Nathan - review
5. "Fit for a King" by Diana Palmer - review
6. "Romeo, Romeo" by Robin Kaye - review 
7. "Too Hot to Handle" by Robin Kaye - review
8. "Breakfast in Bed" by Robin Kaye - review
9. "Knock me for a Loop" by Heidi Betts - review 
10. "Can't Stand the Heat" by Louisa Edwards - review

Rules:
1) Challenge is from Jan 1 to Dec 31

2) All of the books must be from the Harlequin family of imprints

3) Read one book for each requirement


Requirements:
1) Read 1 book with a weather condition in the title (i.e. storm, rain, snow)

2) Read 1 book with a person's name in the title (i.e. Mary, John)

3) Read 1 book with a title in the title (i.e. King, Prince, Princess, Sheik)

4) Read 1 book with a color in the title (i.e. red, blue, white)

5) Read 1 book by an author whose last name begins with the letter "R"

6) Read 1 book with an element in the title (earth, wind, fire, air, spirit)

Other information:
1) Please join the challenge by commenting with a link to your post (I'll start a participant blog roll)

2) A list is not necessary and may be changed at any time

3) Books can be in any format - paper, audio, ebook

4) Books may be used for other challenges

5) Go to eHarlequin for book information, anything you can purchase there counts for the challenge.

Join this challenge here! 


My Book List:
1. "Storm Watch" by Jill Shalvis
2. "Cody" by Kimberly Raye
3. "The Sheik and the Bought Bride" by Susan Mallery
4. "Black Ice" by Anne Stuart
5. "Hot Spell" by Michelle Rowen - review
6. "Playing with Fire" by Gena Showalter - review

18th and 19th Women Writers Reading Challenge
Hosted by Becky of Becky's Book Reviews
Minimum 2 books;
All of 2010

Sign up by leaving a comment here.

Read books written by women authors that were written and/or published between 1700 and 1900. Contemporary historical books set in this time period do not count towards this challenge! The challenge is to encourage you to read some classics.

Here is a place where you can get ideas, but be careful, the list includes some authors who won't count. (The site lists authors based on when they were born. So on the 1801-1900 list, for example, you might find women authors who were born in this time but didn't begin writing and publishing their books until the twentieth century.)

Celebration of Women Writers 1801-1900
Celebration of Women Writers 1701-1800

Overlaps with other challenges allowed.

My Book List:
1. "North & South" by Elizabeth Gaskell - review
2. "Persuasion" by Jane Austen - review

I've been planning to read these 2 books for years, but never did, so lets hope that now I will!

This challenge is for all those books you wish you'd read. It might be Pride and Prejudice, War and Peace, a Nora Roberts Romantic Suspense, the Outlander series or a childhood classic Winnie the Pooh.

Challenge Guidelines:
1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.

--Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section. 

2. There are four levels:

-- Curious – Read 3 books.

-- Fascinated – Read 6 books.

-- Addicted – Read 12 books.

-- Obsessed – Read 20 books. 

3. Any book format counts. 

4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you. 

5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Only books started on January 1st count towards this challenge. 

6. When you sign up under Mr. Linky, put the direct link to the post about the Wish I'd Read That Challenge. Include the URL so that other participants can find join in and read your reviews and post.

Join this challenge here!

I'll try the Fascinated level with 6 books!

My Book List:

1. "North & South" by Elizabeth Gaskell - review

2. "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte - review

3. "Little Dorrit" by Charles Dickens

4. "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" by Thomas Hardy

5. "Gone With The Wind" by Margaret Mitchell

6. "Persuasion" by Jane Austen - review

Challenge Guidelines:
1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
--Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section. 
2. There are four levels:
-- Curious – Read 3 novels that are 2nd in a series or second time you've read the author.
-- Fascinated – Read 6 that are 2nd in a series or second time you've read the author.
-- Addicted – Read 12 novels that are 2nd in a series or second time you've read the author.
-- Obsessed – Read 20 novels 2nd in a series or second time you've read the author. 
3. Any genre counts. 
4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you. 
5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Only books started on January 1st count towards this challenge. 
6. When you sign up under Mr. Linky, put the direct link to the post about the 2nd Reading Challenge. Include the URL so that other participants can find join in and read your reviews and post.

The great thing about this challenge is that it's not just for your second in a series books, but the second time you've read an author as well. This encourages you to give authors another try if you haven't liked the book you've read or simply another excuse to read a book by an author you loved. Join this challenge here!

I'll try to reach the Fascinated level with 6 books that are 2nd in a series!

My List of Books I'm Planning to Read:
1. "The Lost City of Faar" by D.J. MacHale (2nd book in the Pendragon series)
2. "Eldest" by Christopher Paolini (2nd book in the Inheritance Cycle)
3. "The Desert Spear" by Peter V. Brett (2nd book in the Demon Trilogy)
4. "Sign of the Cross" by Chris Kuzneski (2nd book in the Payne & Jones series)
5. "The Magician" by Michael Scott (2nd book in the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series)
6. "Hinterland" by James Clemens (2nd book in the Godslayer Chronicles)

My List of Books I've read:
  1. "Too Hot to Handle" by Robin Kaye (Domestic Gods series) - review
  2. "The Turkish Gambit" by Boris Akunin (Erast Fandorin series) - review
  3. "Devil May Ride" by Wendy Roberts (Ghost Dusters series) - review
  4. "Lois Lane Tells All" by Karen Hawkins (Talk of the Town series) - review
  5. "Desires of a Perfect Lady" by Victoria Alexander (Harrington Brothers) - review
  6. "Something Reckless" by Jess Michaels (Albright Sisters series) - review
  7. "A Lady's Guide to Improper Behavior" by Suzanne Enoch (Adventurers' Club series) - review
  8. "The Desert Spear" by Peter V. Brett (Demon Cycle series) - review
  9. "On the Steamy Side" by Louisa Edwards (Recipe for Love series) - review
10. "A Most Sinful Proposal" by Sara Bennett (Husband Hunters Club series) - review
11. "London's Perfect Scoundrel" by Suzanne Enoch (Lessons in Love series) - review
12. "Monster Madness" by Dean Lorey (Nightmare Academy series) - review
13. "In Scandal They Wed" by Sophie Jordan (Penwich School for Virtuous Girls series) - review
14. "Fair Play" by Deirdre Martin (New York Blades series) - review
15. "The Wizard Heir" by Cinda Williams Chima (Heir Chronicles series) - review
16. "Tempting the Marquess" by Sara Lindsey (Weston Family series) - review
17. "Sweet Spot" by Susan Mallery (Bakery Sisters trilogy) - review
18. "Twice Tempted by a Rogue" by Tessa Dare (Stud Club trilogy) - review
19. "Changeless" by Gail Carriger (Parasol Protectorate series) - review
20. "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins (Hunger Games trilogy) - review

This Challenge is the brain child of Diane from The Book Resort (aka The Moody Countess).

1. Read a book not set in the USA or England.

2. Read a book with “Ice”, "Frost", "Chill", "Cold" "Winter" in the title.

3. For Valentine's Day, choose an author whose first or last name begins with “L”.

4. Choose a book that is not part of a series.

5. Read a book written in the first-person point-of-view.

6. Read a book with “Mr”, “Mrs”, “Miss” or “Ms” in the title.

Challenge Guidelines:

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
--Non-Bloggers: Include your information in the comment section.

2. You must read all six books to complete the challenge.

3. Any book format counts.

4. You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.

5. Challenge begins December 1st thru to February 28th, 2010.

6. When you sign up under Mr. Linky, put the direct link to the post about the Winter Reading Challenge. Include the URL so that other participants can find join in and read your reviews and post.
Join this challenge here! 
Post your reviews here!

My Book List:

1. "Angels in Exile" by Paskal Gilevski - review

2. "The Winter Queen" by Boris Akunin - review

3. "My Favorite Witch" by Lisa Plumley - review

4. "Subterranean" by James Rollins - review

5. "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay - review

6. "Seducing Mr. Darcy" by Gwyn Cready - review

For this challenge you should…
- Pick 12 books – one for each month of the year - that you’ve been wanting to read (that have been on your “To Be Read” list) for 6 months or longer, but haven’t gotten around to.
- OPTIONAL: Create a list of 12 “Alternates” (books you could substitute for your challenge books, given that a particular one doesn’t grab you at the time)
- Then, starting January 1, read one of these books from your list each month, ending December 31 (for more information, please read the challenge FAQs)

Additional rules/guidelines for this challenge:
* the challenge is to read 12 TBR books in 12 months — you can read those all in one month if you want, or one a month, or however you wanna do it.
* you should have a list posted somewhere for others to see
* you CANNOT change your list after January 1st, of the current year!!!
* you can create an Alternates list of MAXIMUM 12 books, if you want, in order to have options to choose from (you can read these in place of books on your original list).
* audiobooks and e-books ARE allowed
* re-reads are NOT allowed, as they aren’t TRUE “TBRs”
* you CAN overlap with other challenges
* OPTIONAL: you can join the Yahoo! Group created for participants of the TBR Challenge, if you want to have a place to keep your list, or just to share with others about how you’re doing!
Join this challenge on January 1st here!

My TBR list:

1. "Storm Front" by Jim Butcher - review
2. "The Lost City of Faar" by D.J. MacHale
3. "Deep Fathom" by James Rollins
4. "The Alchemyst" by Michael Scott
5. "Eldest" by Christopher Paolini - review
6. "Wit'ch Fire" by James Clemens
   
7. "Swan Song" by Robert R. McCammon
8. "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
   
9. "Everlost" by Neal Shusterman - review
10. "A Darkness Forged in Fire" by Chris Evans
11. "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss - review
    
12. "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco

My alternates list:

1. "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman - review
   
2. "Black and White" by Jackie Kessler and Caitlin Kittredge
3. "North & South" by Elizabeth Gaskell - review
4. "And Then He Kissed Me" by Patti Berg
5. "Dead Witch Walking" by Kim Harrison
6. "The Demon's Lexicon" by Sarah Rees Brennan
7. "The Library of Shadows" by Mikkel Birkegaard
8. "Raven's Gate" by Anthony Horowitz
   
9. "The Seven Ancient Wonders" by Matthew Reilly
10. "The Warrior Heir" by Cinda Williams Chima - review
    
11. "City of Bones" by Cassandra Clare - review
12. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins - review
    
    

The idea behind this is to find new authors that you’ve never tried before.  They can be in your genre of choice or be brave and try something new.  You never know what you’re going to like until you try it.  If you’re looking for some suggestions, you can check out the Author page here at Literary Escapism or the 2009 Challenge page.

Here are the guidelines:

1. The challenge will run from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
2. Since this is an author challenge, there is no restriction on choosing your novels. They can definitely be from other challenges. However, the authors must be new to you and, preferably from novels.  Anthologies are a great way to try someone new, but only a third of your new authors can be from anthologies.
3. I want this to be an easy challenge, so you can pick to do either 15, 25 or 50 new authors.  It all depends on how fast you read and how adventurous you want to be.  For me, I’m trying another 50 new authors.  If you reach your goal halfway through the year, don’t stop.  Any new author you try can be added to Mr. Linky.  We all want to know about your new experience.
4. After reading your new author, write your review and then come back here and add your link to Mr. Linky.  Make sure you include your name and the author, but adding the title is completely up to you. 
5. Bloggers or Non-Bloggers alike are welcome

Once you reach your goal, you don’t have to stop.  Any new author you try, go ahead and head back here and add it to the list.  Introduce us all to whoever you find.  Afterall, there’s no reason to stop trying new authors, right? Join this challenge here!

I'll try to reach 50 new authors! I'll list them as I read them!

My List:
  1. Sophie Kinsella - review
  2. Beverly Sommers - review
  3. Beverley Kendall - review
  4. Sheridon Smythe - review
  5. Craig Robertson - review 
  6. Jacqueline Rayner - review
  7. Anne Osterlund - review
  8. Anna Katherine - review
  9. Michelle Rowen - review
10. Boris Akunin - review
11. Melissa Nathan - review
12. Lisa Plumley - review
13. Diana Palmer - review
14. Robin Kaye - review 
15. Patrick Rothfuss - review
16. Chloe Neill - review
17. Tamara Summers - review
18. Kyra Davis - review
19. Louisa Edwards - review 
20. Jennifer Ashley - review
21. Jane Green - review
22. Bree Despain - review
23. Jennifer Greene - review
24. Rachael King - review
25. Wendy Roberts - review
26. Sarah M. Eden - review
27. Meg Cabot (as Jenny Carroll) - review
28. Lisa Mantchev - review
29. Kelley St. John - review
30. Sarah MacLean - review
31. Julie James - review
32. Jennifer Crusie - review
33. Sarah Lindsey - review
34. Simone Elkeles - review
35. Gail Carriger - review
36. Aprilynne Pike - review
37. Gena Showalter - review
38. Lori Borrill - review
39. Jeff Somers - review
40. Emma Harrison - review
41. Irene Peterson - review
42. Kristan Higgins - review
43. James Dashner - review
44. Julie Berry - review
45. Debbi Rawlins - review
46. Sara Bennett - review
47. Dean Lorey - review
48. Douglas Adams - review
49. Julia Quinn - review
50. Rachel Hawkins - review
51. Orson Scott Card - review
52. Mary Kay Andrews - review
53. Sophie Jordan - review
54. Tessa Dare - review
55. Terrance Dicks - review
56. Vicki Lewis Thompson - review
57. Kimberly Derting - review
58. Becca Fitzpatrick - review
59. Stephen Cole - review
60. Deirdre Martin - review
61. Kami Garcia - review
62. Margaret Stohl - review
63. Martin Day - review
64. Laurie Brown - review
65. Douglas Preston - review
66. Mario Spezi - review
67. Cinda Williams Chima - review
68. Courtney Summers - review
69. Alex Flinn - review
70. Kristin Cashore - review
71. Michael Reaves - review
72. Janni Lee Simner - review
73. Isabel Sharpe - review
74. Neal Shusterman - review
75. Jessica Beck - review
76. Suzanne Collins - review
77. Scott Westerfeld - review
78. Jenna McKnight - review
79. Catherine Fisher - review
80. Stieg Larsson - review
81. Nancy Warren - review
82. Jessica Day George - review
83. Karen Rose - review 
84. Gayle Callen - review
85. Terry Pratchett - review
86. Elizabeth Scott - review
87. Susane Colasanti - review
88. Lauren Barnholdt - review
89. Libba Bray - review
90. Maureen Johnson - review
91. Cassandra Clare - review
92. Sarah Mlynowski - review
93. Claudia Gray - review
94. Heather Wardell - review
95. Elizabeth Hoyt - review
96. Jonathan Maberry - review
97. Alane Ferguson - review
98. Thomas Blackthorne - review
99. Charlotte Bronte - review
100. Kiersten White - review
101. Victoria Laurie - review
102. Elizabeth Bevarly - review
103. Aliette de Bodard - review
104. MaryJanice Davidson - review
105. Nick Valentino - review
106. Eden Maguire - review
107. Stacia Kane - review
108. Brenna Yovanoff - review
109. Rick Yancey - review
110. Jana DeLeon - review
111. Tia Nevitt - review
112. Carolyn MacCullough - review
113. Dale R. Cozort - review
114. Donna Andrews - review
115. C. S. Lewis - review
116. Lois Lowry - review
117. Markus Zusak - review
118. Ginny Rorby - review
119. Kersten Hamilton - review
120. Lisa Kleypas - review
121. Mary Higgins Clark - review
122. Isaac Marion - review
123. Kaye Dacus - review
124. Conrad Wesselhoeft - review
125. A. J. Whitten - review
126. Suzanne Brockmann - review
127. Henning Mankell - review
128. Annalisa Daughety - review
129. Lisa Cach - review
130. Lynsay Sands - review
131. Claudia Dain - review
132. Lori Foster - review
133. Karen Kelley - review
134. Dianne Castell - review
135. Gemma Bruce - review
136. Janice Maynard - review
137. Diana Wynne Jones - review
138. Carrie Karasyov - review
139. Jill Kargman - review
140. Elizabeth Gaskell - review
141. Alexandra Potter - review

I decided to join The 101 Fantasy Reading Challenge, because on the list of the 101 of the Best Fantasy Books, are lots of books that I was planning to read or re-read!

The rules for this challenge are:

1. Pick the number of books you want to read. It can be a mixture of the top 101, and/or the whole list. For example, you might want to aim to read 5 from the top 101 and 5 from the rest of the list.

2. Create a list of the books you want to tackle. You can create a list now, or add them as you go. Completely up to you.

3. The challenge runs from 10/10/09 to 10/10/10.

4. Please post the direct link to your 101 Fantasy Reading Challenge post. (so that other participants can visit and see what you are reading)

This challenge now is hosted by Michelle at The True Book Addict & has its own dedicated site, so if you want to join, sign up again HERE!

Post your reviews HERE! 

This challenge is now perpetual, so I updated my list with all the books I'd like to read that are on the complete list of books HERE!

My List of Books I plan to read:

1. "The Hobbit" by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
3. "The Two Towers" by J.R.R. Tolkien
4. "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
5. "The Eye of the World" by Robert Jordan
6. "A Game of Thrones" by George R. R. Martin
7. "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
8. "Sunshine" by Robin McKinley
9. "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini (re-read)
10. "Eldest" by Christopher Paolini
11. "City of Bones" by Cassandra Clare
12. "City of Ashes" by Cassandra Clare
13. "City of Glass" by Cassandra Clare
14. "Dead Witch Walking" by Kim Harrison
15. "Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone" by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
16. "Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets" by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
17. "Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
18. "Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire" by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
19. "Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix" by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
20. "Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
21. "Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling (re-read)
22. "Mistborn" by Brandon Sanderson
23. "Cast in Shadow" by Michelle Sagara
24. "Poison Study" by Maria V. Snyder
25. "Magic Study" by Maria V. Snyder
26. "Fire Study" by Maria V. Snyder
27. "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
28. "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card
29. "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis - read 1-3
30. "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
31. "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
32. "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
33. "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
34. "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
35. "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
36. "The Alchemyst" by Michael Scott
37. "Storm Front" by Jim Butcher - review
38. "Fool Moon" by Jim Butcher
39. "Grave Peril" by Jim Butcher
40. "The Painted Man" by Peter V. Brett (re-read)
41. "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman (re-read)
42. "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
43. "Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman
44. "Anansi Boys" by Neil Gaiman
45. "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
46. "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer 
47. "The Arctic Incident" by Eoin Colfer - review
    
48. "The Eternity Code" by Eoin Colfer
49. "The Opal Deception" by Eoin Colfer
50. "The Lost Colony" by Eoin Colfer
51. "The Time Paradox" by Eoin Colfer
52. "A Darkness Forged in Fire" by Chris Evans
53. "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss - review
    
54. "Assassin's Apprentice"by Robin Hobb
55. "The Way of Shadows" by Brent Weeks
56. "Shadow's Edge" by Brent Weeks
57. "Beyond the Shadows" by Brent Weeks
58. "Ship of Magic" by Robin Hobb
59. "Dead Until Dark" by Charlaine Harris
60. "Fool's Errand" by Robin Hobb
61. "Howl's Moving Castle" by Diana Wynne Jones
62. "Castle in the Air" by Diana Wynne Jones
63. "House of Many Ways" by Diana Wynne Jones
64. "Trickster's Choice" by Tamora Pierce
65. "The Amulet of Samarkand" by Jonathan Stroud
66. "The Golem's Eye" by Jonathan Stroud
67. "Ptolemy's Gate" by Jonathan Stroud
68. "Northern Lights" by Philip Pullman
69. "Vampire Academy" by Richelle Mead
70. "Storm Born" by Richelle Mead
71. "Succubus Blues" by Richelle Mead
72. "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman - review
73. "Eyes Like Stars" by Lisa Mantchev
74. "Wings" by Aprilynne Pike
75. "Graceling" by Kristin Cashore 
76. "Magic Bites" by Ilona Andrews
77. "Magic Burns" by Ilona Andrews
78. "Magic Strikes" by Ilona Andrews
79. "A Great and Terrible Beauty" by Libba Bray
80. "Rebel Angels" by Libba Bray
81. "The Sweet Far Thing" by Libba Bray
82. "Moon Called" by Patricia Briggs
83. "Blood Bound" by Patricia Briggs
84. "Iron Kissed" by Patricia Briggs
85. "Bone Crossed" by Patricia Briggs
86. "The Fairy Tale Detectives" by Michael Buckley
87. "Glass Houses" by Rachel Caine
88. "Enchantment" by Orson Scott Card
89. "The Alchemyst" by Paolo Coelho
90. "The Book of Lost Things" by John Connolly
91. "Skin Deep" by Mark Del Franco
92. "Unshapely Things" my Mark Del Franco
93. "Unquiet Dreams" by Mark Del Franco
94. "Unfallen Dead" by mark Del Franco
95. "Nightwalker" by Jocelynn Drake
96. "The Neverending Story" by Michael Ende
97. "Halfway to the Grave" by Jeaniene Frost
98. "The Summoning" by Kelley Armstrong
99. "Daughter of the Blood" by Anne Bishop
100. "Shadow Game" by Christine Feehan
101. "Magic in the Wind" by Christine Feehan
102. "Evernight" by Claudia Gray
103. "Something from the Nightside" by Simon R. Green
104. "Guilty Pleasures" by Laurell K. Hamilton
105. "Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs" by Molly Harper
106. "Personal Demons" by Stacia Kane
107. "Demon Inside" by Stacia Kane
108. "The Strangely Beautiful Tale of Miss Percy Parker" by Leanna Renee Hieber
109. "Fantasy Lover" by Sherrilyn Kenyon
110. "The Gunslinger" by Stephen King
111. "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
112. "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch
113. "The Iron Hunt" by Marjorie M. Liu
114. "Wondrous Strange" by Lesley Livingston
115. "Wicked Lovely" by Melissa Marr
116. "Ink Exchange" by Melissa Marr
117. "Fragile Eternity" by Melissa Marr
118. "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
119. "Beyond the Highland Mist" by Karen Marie Moning
120. "Darkfever" by Karen Marie Moning
121. "Urban Shaman" by C.E. Murphy
122. "Evermore" by Alyson Noel
123. "Blue Moon" by Alyson Noel
124. "Nation" by Terry Pratchett
125. "The Colour of Magic" by Terry Pratchett
126. "Northern Lights a.k.a. The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
127. "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
128. "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
129. "The Hunter" by L.J. Smith
130. "The Chase" by L.J. Smith
131. "The Kill" by L.J. Smith
132. "Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception" by Maggie Stiefvater
133. "My Soul to Take" by Rachel Vincent
134. "Stray" by Rachel Vincent
135. "Prophecy of the Sisters" by Michelle Zink 

The books that are in yellow I've read for the challenge!