December 2010 Recap

Here is the list of books I read in December: (The links will take you to my reviews)

1. Dark Prince - Christine Feehan (Read in Nov but reviewed in Dec)
2. The Eternal Ones - Kirsten Miller (Read in Nov but reviewed in Dec)
3. Awakened - Ednah Walters (Read in Nov but reviewed in Dec)
4. Mistress by Midnight - Maggie Robinson (Read in Nov but reviewed in Dec)
5. Playing with Fire - Henning Mankell
6. Last Sacrifice - Richelle Mead
7. Nightshade - Andrea Cremer
8. Crux - Moira Rogers
9. Vampire for Christmas - Felicity Heaton (Novella)
10. Simon's Cat: In his very own book - Simon Tofield
11. Black Swan Rising - Lee Carroll
12. The Devil's Playground - Jenna Black
13. Rules of Attraction - Simone Elkeles (review will be posted on 15th Jan)
14. The Darkest Kiss - Keri Arthur
15. Monster High - Lisi Harrison
16. Crossroads - Moira Rogers
17. Once Bitten, Twice Shy - Jennifer Rardin
18. The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove - Lauren Kate
19. Her Heart's Desire - Kathleen Dienne (Novella)
20. Her Fallen Angel - Felicity Heaton (Novella)
21. Noughts and Crosses - Malorie Blackman (Review coming soon)
22. An Eye For An Eye - Malorie Blackman (Novella) (Review coming soon)
23. A Peyton Family Christmas - Moira Rogers (Free Short Story)
24. Secret Lives - Gabriella Poole (Review coming soon)
25. Half Brother - Kenneth Oppel (Review coming soon)
26. Her Warrior Angel - Felicity Heaton (Novella)
27. Shadow Days - Andrea Cremer (Free Novella)

December Book of the Month:

I read some amazing books in December Last Sacrifice the final book in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead is one I've been looking forward to for ages and it completely lived up to my expectations.  If you haven't discovered this series yet it's one I'd highly recommend.  Then there was Andrea Cremer's debut novel Nightshade that completely blew me away, I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in the series! 

There were a couple of others that I absolutely loved - Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles, I didn't think she'd be able to top Perfect Chemistry but she managed it & I loved Carlos Fuentes even more than his brother Alex.  My review will be posted on the 15th January as part of a blog tour to celebrate the UK release.  Another book that I absolutely adored was Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman, I think this was the most powerful young adult book I read in 2010.  I'll be posting my review for this book in the next couple of days and it's one book I'd recommend to anyone who hasn't read it before.

Read my review of Last Sacrifice here

Read my review of Nightshade here

(If you're in the UK you can also enter my giveaway to win a copy of Nightshade here)

Event Reports:

At the end of November I was really lucky to be invited to the Walker offices for a blogger event.  We had an amazing time getting to meet author Zoe Marriott and finding out about some of the amazing new YA books Walker have lined up for us in 2011.  They definitely have something that will appeal to everyone & I can't wait to read some of the books they have coming out.  You can read the full event report here if you'd like to see what you have to look forward to.

Author's Animal Antics:

I haven't got as much time as I would like to organise guest posts for Author's Animal Antics so this feature will probably be a bit sporadic for the next couple of months, I'm hoping to get back on track with things when I eventually find a new place to live & get the move over & done with.  In the meantime if there are any authors who would like to take part please feel free to contact me (you can find out more about the feature here).  This month we had a great guest post from Andrea Cremer who told us about the horse that gave her Nightshade.  You can read the full post here

HIV / AIDS in YA Lit Week:

December 1st was World AIDS Day and Caroline from Portrait of a Woman has organised a campaign for book bloggers to help raise awareness.  You can find out all about the week on Caroline's blog here, lots of other bloggers are also taking part so keep an eye out on the blogosphere for reviews on various different books about this subject.  You can read my contribution to the week by clicking the links below:

• World AIDS Day - HIV/AIDS in YA Lit Week overview post
• Review: Abela: The Girl Who Saw Lions by Berlie Doherty
• Review: Soul Love by Lynda Waterhouse
• Review: Playing with Fire by Henning Mankell

Challenge Updates:

I did it, I completed all of my 2010 challenges!  I'm still trying to decide which challenges to sign up for in 2011, there are quite a few I've seen that I'd like to take part in but I don't want to sign up for too many so I'm going to try and restrain myself.

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 200/200 - COMPLETE

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 75/75 - COMPLETE

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 75/75 - COMPLETE

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 5/5 - COMPLETE

Thriller & Suspense Challenge - Read 12/12 - COMPLETE

2010 Summer Romance Challenge - Read 16/16 COMPLETE
New Author Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 20/20 COMPLETE

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 24/24 COMPLETE

NAC April Mini-Challenge Battle Royale - Read 5/5 COMPLETE

November 2010 Recap

Here is the list of books I read in November: (The links will take you to my reviews)

1. Dark Visions (The Strange Power, The Possessed & The passion) - L.J. Smith (Read in Oct but reviewed in Nov)
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (Read in Oct but reviewed in Nov)
3. Deadly Game - Christine Feehan (Read in Oct but reviewed in Nov)
4. Witchfinder: Dawn of the Demontide - William Hussey
5. The Body Finder - Kimberly Derting 
6. By Midnight - Mia James
7. The Long Weekend - Savita Kalhan
8. Eternal Kiss of Darkness - JeanieneFrost
9. Some Girls Bite - Chloe Neill
10. Dark Prince - Christine Feehan (Review coming soon)
11. The Eternal Ones - Kirsten Miller (Review coming soon)
12. Awakened - Ednah Walters (Review coming soon)
13. Soul Love - Lynda Waterhouse
14. You Against Me - Jenny Downham
15. Drawing, Doodling & Colouring for Christmas
16. Mistress by Midnight - Maggie Robinson (Review coming soon)
17. Abela: The Girl Who Saw Lions - Berlie Doherty

November Book of the Month:

I found it impossible to pick just 1 book this month so I decided to choose 2 (1 adult and 1 YA).  The adult book was an easy choice to make and is Some Girls Bite by Chloe Neill but I had a bit more trouble choosing the YA book of the month.  I can't narrow it down to less than 2 so since this is my blog & I can set the rules I'm actually going to have 3 books of the month for November :o)  My YA picks are The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting and You Against Me by Jenny Downham.

Read my review of Some Girls Bite here

Read my review of The Body Finder here

Read my review of You Against Me here

Don't forget to enter my international giveaway to win a copy of this book here

Event Reports:

I was lucky to be invited to a couple of publishers offices this month to find out all about the new releases they have planned for next year.  Let me tell you next year is going to be a very exciting year for books!  The first event was at the Atom offices and as they are the publishers of some of my favorite paranormal series I was really looking forward to seeing what they have got coming soon.  You can read my full event report here to find out more about their newest releases.

The second event was with Walker where they were introducing their new Undercover Reads YA branding.  I haven't had time to write up the details yet but they have some great books coming out next year and we got to meet lovely UK author Zoe Marriott who was talking about her new book Shadows on the Moon that comes out next summer.  I have to say that is probably one of my most anticipated reads of next year so I was very excited that we got given an advanced copy & I can't wait to read it!  I'll be writing up my report in the next few days so look out for it next week if you want to find out more about what Walker have planned for us next year.

I'd like to say a massive thank you to both Atom & Walker for organising these blogger events, it's great fun getting to find out more about what goes on in a publishers office and getting a sneak peak about the books they're excited about.

Author's Animal Antics:

I haven't got as much time as I would like to organise guest posts for Author's Animal Antics so this feature will probably be a bit sporadic for the next couple of months, I'm hoping to get back on track with things when I eventually find a new place to live & get the move over & done with.  In the meantime if there are any authors who would like to take part please feel free to contact me (you can find out more about the feature here).  This month we had a great guest post from Kimberly Derting who was talking about her gender confused cat.  It's a really funny post so if you haven't already seen it you can click here to read it now.

HIV / AIDS in YA Lit Week:

December 1st was World AIDS Day and Caroline from Portrait of a Woman has organised a campaign for book bloggers to help raise awareness.  You can find out all about the week on Caroline's blog here, lots of other bloggers are also taking part so keep an eye out on the blogosphere for reviews on various different books about this subject.  You can read my contribution to the week by clicking the links below:

• World AIDS Day - HIV/AIDS in YA Lit Week overview post
• Review: Abela: The Girl Who Saw Lions by Berlie Doherty
• Review: Soul Love by Lynda Waterhouse
• I will also be posting a review of Playing with Fire by Henning Mankell tomorrow

Challenge Updates:

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 193/200

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 75/75 - COMPLETE

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 75/75 - COMPLETE

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 5/5 - COMPLETE

Thriller & Suspense Challenge - Read 12/12 - COMPLETE

2010 Summer Romance Challenge - Read 16/16 COMPLETE
New Author Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 20/20 COMPLETE

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 24/24 COMPLETE

NAC April Mini-Challenge Battle Royale - Read 5/5 COMPLETE

October 2010 Recap

Here is the list of books I read in October. (The links will take you to my reviews)

1. Shadows - Amy Meredith (read in Sept but reviewed in Oct)
2. First Drop of Crimson (read in Sept but reviewed in Oct)
3. Cattitude - Edie Ramer
4. Boys Don't Cry - Malorie Blackman
5. Her Dark Angel - Felicity Heaton (Novella)
6. Total Eclipse - Rachel Caine
7. The Trouble with Spells - Lacey Weatherford
8. Demon Hunts - C.E. Murphy
9. The Crescent - Jordan Deen
10. Halloween Fantasies - Katie Salidas (Novella)
11. Alpha - Rachel Vincent
12. The Fallen Volume 1 (The Fallen & Leviathan) - Thomas E. Sniegoski
13. Dark Visions (The Strange Power, The Possessed, The passion) - L.J. Smith (Review coming soon)
14. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams (Review coming soon)
15. Deadly Game - Christine Feehan (Review coming soon)

October Book of the Month:

I thought I'd start including a book of the month in my recap posts and although I read some great books in October it was easy to pick my favorite - Alpha by Rachel Vincent.  I'm still sad that the Shifters series is finished but oh what a series it was, I'm definitely planning a re-read soon!  If you like adult UF and haven't read this series yet - go out any buy it now!

Check out my review here

Event Reports:

I was really lucky to be able to attend several events this month getting to meet some amazing authors and spend time with some of my blogging friends.  Links are included below if you'd like to find out more:

1. Maggie Stiefvater signing followed by afternoon tea thanks to Scholastic click here
2. Jennifer Lynn Barnes party arranged by Quercus to celebrate the release of Rasied by Wolves click here
3. RHCB event giving bloggers the chance to meet Lauren Kate click here
4. OUP celebration of dark fiction with Joss Stirling, William Hussey and Rhiannon Lassiter click here

Author's Animal Antics:

I'd like to thank the lovely authors who have taken part in my Author's Animal Antics Feature this month.  (You can find out more about the feature here).  If you'd like to read any of this months posts you can click on the links below:

1. Edie Ramer
2. Katie Salidas

Challenge Updates:

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 182/200

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 67/75

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 72/75

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 5/5 - COMPLETE

Thriller & Suspense Challenge - Read 11/12

2010 Summer Romance Challenge - Read 16/16 COMPLETE
New Author Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 20/20 COMPLETE

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 24/24 COMPLETE

NAC April Mini-Challenge Battle Royale - Read 5/5 COMPLETE

September 2010 Recap

Here is the list of books I read in September. (The links will take you to my reviews)

1. I Shall Wear Midnight - Terry Pratchett
2. Raised by Wolves - Jennifer Lynn Barnes
3. Sex Magick - Laura Stamps (Novella) read in August but reviewed this month
4. Wolf Games - Vivian Arend (Novella)
5. Forget-Her-Nots - Amy Brecount White
6. Embraced by Darkness - Keri Arthur
7. Torment - Lauren Kate
8. Honeymoon of the Dead - Tate Hallaway
9. Undone - Rachel Caine
10. Immortalis Carpe Noctem
11. Speak - Laurie Halse Anderson
12. Taken by Midnight - Lara Adrian
13. Noah Barleywater Runs Away - John Boyne
14. Angel - L.A. Weatherly
15. Shadows - Amy Meredith (review coming soon)
16. First Drop of Crimson (review coming soon)

I was lucky enough to attend a midnight signing with Terry Pratchett at Waterstone's in Piccadilly on the 1st September it was a great evening and my Dad & I really enjoyed it.  You can read my event report here if you missed it earlier in the month.  You can also try and spot me in the video RHCB recorded at the event, my Dad was even interviewed!  I posted the video here

I had a couple of lovely posts for my Author's Animal Antics feature this month.  (You can find out more about the feature here).  Thanks to all of the authors who have taken part in this feature, if you'd like to read any of this months posts you can follow the links here:

1. Rook Hastings
2. Keren David

Here is a quick update on the challenges I'm taking part in this year:

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 172/200

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 62/75

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 69/75

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 5/12
L.J. Smith Reading Challenge (Vampire Diaries) - Read 0/5 - I think I'm going to give up on this challenge, I still want to re-read this series but there are so many other books I want to read first.
Thriller & Suspense Challenge - Read 11/12
2010 Summer Romance Challenge - Read 16/16 COMPLETE
New Author Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 20/20 COMPLETE

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 24/24 COMPLETE

NAC April Mini-Challenge Battle Royale - Read 5/5 COMPLETE

August 2010 Recap

Here is the list of books I've read in August. (The links will take you to my reviews)

1. Playing Easy To Get - Anthology
2. Forbidden - Tabitha Suzuma
3. Destined for an Early Grave - Jeaniene Frost
4. Shadow of the Vampire - Meagan Hatfield
5. Cape Storm - Rachel Caine
6. Trash - Andy Mulligan
7. Kiss Me If You Can - Carly Phillips
8. The Wee Free Men - Terry Pratchett
9. Texas Tangle - Leah Braemel
10. Shade - Jeri Smith-Ready
11. Conspiracy Game - Christine Feehan
12. Almost True - Keren David
13. Dangerous Games - Keri Arthur
14. A Hat Full of Sky - Terry Pratchett
15. Silver Borne - Patricia Briggs
16. Wintersmith - Terry Pratchett
17. Immortal Remains - Rook Hastings
18. Sex Magick - Laura Stamps (Short Story - review to come soon)

Here is a quick update on the challenges I'm taking part in this year:

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 160/200

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 55/75

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 66/75

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 4/12
L.J. Smith Reading Challenge (Vampire Diaries) - Read 0/5
Thriller & Suspense Challenge - Read 11/12
2010 Summer Romance Challenge - Read 16/16 COMPLETE
New Author Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 20/20 COMPLETE

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 24/24 COMPLETE

NAC April Mini-Challenge Battle Royale - Read 5/5 COMPLETE

July 2010 Recap

July has been a pretty tough month for me, but reading has been a good distraction so I've managed to get through quite a few books.  I've got a lot going on at the moment after splitting up with my fiance at the end of June & it's been hard being on my own after spending the last 9 years together.  I'm currently in the middle of trying to find a new place to live as I can't afford to stay where I am now he's moved out so I'm probably going to have some offline time sometime in the next couple of months while I'm moving but at the moment I have no idea when that is going to be.  I've ended up getting very behind replying to comments and returning blog visits but hopefully I'll get back on top of things when I start to feel better.  I'd like to say thanks to everyone for their comments though - they really do help brighten up my day when I read them :o)

Here is the list of books I read in July. (The links will take you to my reviews)

1. Iron Kissed - Patricia Briggs
2. On The Prowl - Anthology
3. I Married A Dragon - Beverly Rae
4. Circle of Fire - Keri Arthur
5. Ex Appeal - Cari Quinn (Novella)
6. Fallen - Lauren Kate
7. Speak of the Devil - Jenna Black
8. Restoring Harmony - Joelle Anthony
9. Circle of Death - Keri Arthur
10. Dear Dylan - Siobhan Curham
11. Spirit Bound - Richelle Mead
12. Best Friends Forever - Jennifer Weiner
13. Night Game - Christine Feehan
14. Chasing Brooklyn - Lisa Schroeder
15. Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night - Kresley Cole
16. The Chosen One - Carol Lynch Williams
17. Tempting Evil - Keri Arthur
18. A Safe Harbor - Moira Rogers (Novella)
19. Bone Crossed - Patricia Briggs
20. Claire de Lune - Christine Johnson
21. Circle of Desire - Keri Arthur
22. The Alchemyst - Michael Scott

I was lucky enough to attend the Random House Children's Books Blogger Brunch on 17th July.  It was a really fun day and we got to find out about all their new releases and have a snoop around their offices.  They were incredibly generous and I came home with far too many books but I'm really looking forward to reading them all.  You can read my event report here if you missed it earlier in the month.

With everything I've got going on at the moment I've not got time to organise a post for my Author's Animal Antics feature every week so I'm just going to try and post when I get a chance.  (You can find out more about the feature here).  I've still had a couple of lovely posts this month though (you can click on the link below to read any of this months posts):

1. Lauren Kate
2. Siobhan Curham

I'm doing well with all of my challenges this year apart from the Terry Pratchett & Vampire Diaries ones.  To be honest I'm probably going to skip the Vampire Diaries one for now but I might decide to pick it up again later in the year.  I'm going to start making progress on the Terry Pratchett challenge this month though as I was lucky enough to get copies of quite a few of his books at the RHCB event.

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 143/200

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 47/50

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 60/25

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 1/12
L.J. Smith Reading Challenge (Vampire Diaries) - Read 0/5
Thriller & Suspense Challenge - Read 4/12
2010 Summer Reading Challenge - Read 16/16 COMPLETE
New Author Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 20/20 COMPLETE

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 24/24 COMPLETE

NAC April Mini-Challenge Battle Royale - Read 5/5 COMPLETE

June 2010 Recap

Here is the list of books I've read in June. (The links will take you to my reviews)

1. No Rest for the Wicked - Kresley Cole
2. Dido - Adele Geras
3. Low Red Moon - Ivy Devlin
4. Blood Lust (Kept, Claimed & Mated) - Zoe Winters
5. Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead
6. Frostbite - Richelle Mead
7. Shadow Kiss - Richelle Mead
8. Halfway to the Grave - Jeaniene Frost
9. Kissing Sin - Keri Arthur
10. Lonestar Homecoming - Colleen Coble
11. One Foot in the Grave - Jeaniene Frost
12. Astoroth: Her Final Sin - Stella & Audra Price (Short Story)
13. Comfort Food - Kitty Thomas
14. Siren's Call - Devyn Quinn
15. I Married A Demon - Beverly Rae
16. Blood Promise - Richelle Mead
17. Gale Force - Rachel Caine
18. Sing Me To Sleep - Angela Morrison
19. Wild Card - Lora Leigh
20. Nauti Boy - Lora Leigh
21. Impossible - Nancy Werlin
22. My Name is Memory - Ann Brashares
23. At Grave's End - Jeaniene Frost

There have been some some great guest posts this month for my Author's Animal Antics feature.  (You can find out more about the feature here).  Thanks to all of the authors who have taken part in this feature, if you'd like to read any of this months posts you can follow the links here:

1. Adele Geras
2. Chloe Neill
3. Devyn Quinn

Here is an update on the reading challenges I'm taking part in:

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 123/200

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 39/50

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 49/50

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 1/12
L.J. Smith Reading Challenge (Vampire Diaries) - Read 0/5
Thriller & Suspense Challenge - Read 6/12
2010 Summer Romance Challenge - Read 14/16
New Author Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 20/20 COMPLETE

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 24/24 COMPLETE

NAC April Mini-Challenge Battle Royale - Read 5/5 COMPLETE

May 2010 Recap

Here is the list of books I've read in May. (The links will take you to my reviews)

1. Hard Magic - Laura Anne Gilman
2. Penumbra - Keri Arthur
3. Blue Diablo - Ann Aguirre
4. Dark Lover - J.R. Ward
5. Full Moon Rising - Keri Arthur
6. Shadow Game - Christine Feehan
7. Lover Eternal - J.R. Ward
8. When I Was Joe - Keren David
9. Fire In His Eyes - Stella & Audra Price
10. Moon Called - Mercy Thompson
11. Dead If I Do - Tate Hallaway
12. Succubus Shadows - Richelle Mead
13. Lover Awakened - J.R. Ward
14. Victoria Gardella: Vampire Slayer - Colleen Gleason (Short Story)
15. Forget You - Jennifer Echols
16. Linger - Maggie Stiefvater
17. Mind Game - Christine Feehan
18. Blood Bound - Patricia Briggs
19. A Hunger Like No Other - Kresley Cole
20. Darkness Calls - Marjorie M. Liu
21. A Vampire's Kiss Volume 3 - Laura Stamps (Chapters 7-9)
22. Guardian of the Dead - Karen Healey
23. Nina Jones and the Temple of Gloom - Julie Cohen
24. The Demon's Covenant - Sarah Rees Brennan

I started a new blog feature this month called Author's Animal Antics, I've got some great authors lined up to take part over the next few months so am really looking forward to reading their guest posts.  You can find out more about the feature here.  So far we've had some great posts from:

1. Rachel Caine
2. Stella Price
3. Laura Stamps

I'm happy with my progress on the reading challenges I'm taking part in.  I've decided to try and aim for 200 books this year & I'm just over half way through so hopefully I should be able to do it.  I really do need to get started on the Vampire Diaries challenge and start reading some Terry Pratchett books or I'm not going to be able to finish those ones on time though LOL.

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 101/200

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 31/50

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 37/25

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 1/12
L.J. Smith Reading Challenge (Vampire Diaries) - Read 0/5
Thriller & Suspense Challenge - Read 4/12
New Author Challenge - Read 46/50
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 20/20 COMPLETE

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 24/24 COMPLETE

NAC April Mini-Challenge Battle Royale - Read 5/5 COMPLETE

April 2010 Recap

Here is the list of books I've read in April. (The links will take you to my reviews)

1. Passion Unleashed - Larissa Ione
2. You Burn Me - Stella & Audra Price (Novella)
3. The Rest Falls Away - Colleen Gleason
4. The Prophecy - Gill James
5. A Vampire's Kiss Volume 2 - Laura Stamps (Chapters 4-6)
6. Hand of Fate - Lis Wiehl with April Henry
7. Wolf Flight - Vivian Arend (Novella)
8. The Island - Sarah Singleton
9. Generation 18 - Keri Arthur
10. The Devil's Due - Jenna Black
11. First Howl & Second Howl - Vivian Arend (2 free short stories)
12. Viola in Reel Life - Adriana Trigiani
13. Shift - Rachel Vincent
14. Stolen - Kelley Armstrong
15. Bloodlust - Larissa Ione (Short Story)
16. Weaved for Pleasure - Stella & Audra Price (Short Story)
17. His Darkest Hunger - Juliana Stone
18. Leaving Paradise - Simone Elkeles
19. Beneath A Rising Moon - Keri Arthur
20. Kiss of Life - Daniel Waters
21. Mistress by Mistake - Maggie Robinson
22. Beneath A Darkening Moon - Keri Arthur
23. Winterborn - A.D. Roland
24. The Iron Hunt - Marjorie M. Liu
25. Strange Angels - Lilith Saintcrow

I'm still going well on my challenges & actually managed to complete 3 of them this month.  I've also signed up for a couple of new challenges - I'm hoping the Thriller & Suspense 2010 challenge will get me reading some books out of my comfort zone.  I also think the New Authors Challenge is going to be a lot of fun and there are monthly mini-challenges which I'm going to aim to take part in, I already completed the April mini-challenge.

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 79/100

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 26/50

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 28/25

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 1/12
L.J. Smith Reading Challenge (Vampire Diaries) - Read 0/5
Thriller & Suspense Challenge - Read 2/12
New Author Challenge - Read 37/50
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 20/20 COMPLETE

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 24/24 COMPLETE

NAC April Mini-Challenge Battle Royale - Read 5/5 COMPLETE

March 2010 Recap

I was really excited to have 2 author interviews this month.  The first one with Jacquelyn Wheeler author of The Soterian's series (Rising Shadow & Merger).  The second was with Alex Bell who's YA debut is Lex Trent versus the Gods. 

Here is the list of books I've read this month.  The links will take you to my reviews.

1. Prey - Rachel Vincent
2. Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean - Justin Somper
3. Perfect Chemistry - Simone Elkeles
4. Leader of the Pack - Karen MacInerney
5. Rising Shadow - Jacquelyn Wheeler
6. Lex Trent versus the Gods - Alex Bell
7. A Vampire's Kiss Volume 1 - Laura Stamps (Chapters 1-3)
8. Covet - J.R. Ward
9. Memory Zero - Keri Arthur
10. Dark Life - Kat Falls
11. The Devil You Know - Jenna Black
12. Shiver - Maggie Stiefvater
13. Hex Hall - Rachel Hawkins
14. Chasing the Shadows - Keri Arthur
15. The Demon's Lexicon - Sarah Rees Brennan
16. Pleasure Unbound - Larissa Ione
17. Generation Dead - Daniel Waters
18. Desire Unchained - Larissa Ione
19. Kiss the Night Goodbye - Keri Arthur
20. Wolf Signs - Vivian Arend (Novella)
21. Tide of Terror - Justin Somper
22. Sex, Lies and Vampires - Katie MacAlister
23. Need - Carrie Jones

I'm still going well on my challenges & actually managed to complete 3 of them this month.  There are a few more that I've been thinking of signing up for but I'll have to see how I get on.

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 61/100

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 21/50

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 23/25

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 1/12
L.J. Smith Reading Challenge (Vampire Diaries) - Read 0/5
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 20/20 COMPLETE

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 50/50 COMPLETE
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 24/24 COMPLETE

February 2010 Recap

I've spent a lot less time reading than I usually do so I'm surprised at how many books I've finished - I think it's spending too much time blogging LOL.  I've found so many great blogs to follow & my wishlist is growing longer by the day - I guess I'll have to start spending more time reading if I ever want to get through my TBR pile.  I was really pleased this month to have my first author interview & giveaway with Juliana Stone.  I'm hoping to have lots more interviews and giveaways in the future so keep an eye out for them.

Here is the list of books I've read this month.  The links will take you to my reviews.

1. Bitten - Kelley Armstrong
2. Succubus Dreams - Richelle Mead
3. Succubus Heat - Richelle Mead
4. Heavenly - Jennifer Laurens
5. Kitty and the Midnight Hour - Carrie Vaughn
6. Nearly Departed - Rook Hastings
7. Storm Born - Richelle Mead
8. Thorn Queen - Richelle Mead
9. Black Legacy - Juliana Stone (Short Story)
10. Percy Jackston and the Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
11. Ashes of Midnight - Lara Adrian
12. Sex and the Single Vampire - Katie MacAlister
13. Dancing with the Devil - Keri Arthur
14. Stray - Rachel Vincent
15. The Devil Inside - Jenna Black
16. Romancing the Dead - Tate Hallaway
17. Hearts in Darkness - Keri Arthur
18. Shades of Midnight - Lara Adrian
19. Rogue - Rachel Vincent
20. Pride - Rachel Vincent

I'm still going well on my challenges so shouldn't find completing them a problem, I think I should try joining some challenges for books I wouldn't usually read so that they are actually more of a challenge LOL.

100+ Reading Challenge - Read 40/100

Young Adult Reading Challenge - Read 10/50

Support Your Local Library Challenge - Read 16/25

Terry Pratchett Challenge - Read 1/12
L.J. Smith Reading Challenge (Vampire Diaries) - Read 0/5
Awesome Author Challenge - Read 13/20

Paranormal Reading Challenge - Read 39/50
Speculative Fiction Reading Challenge - Read 19/24