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I've struggled with this month. But since the paperwhite has "hidden" collections, I can have 12 special ones and come back to books next year. My challenge can go on forever hahaha.

That's the trouble with a back list challenge, as we're always downloading new books our reading choices are infinite.....

;0)

Ooh, hidden collections. Yeah, there's always going to be a backlog!

Not so much this month.
I'm doing one last one It's OK

April's Summary

Challenge books read:
The Magic Touch by Dara England (2011) 3*
A Rush to Violence by Christopher Smith (2012) 4*
Not What She Seems by Victorine E. Lieske (2012) 3*
Monster Town by Brian M. Logan (2012) 3*
Little Lamb Lost by Margaret Fenton (2013) 4*
Bad Blood: A Vampire Thriller by J.R. Rain (2013) 3*
3 Thrillers by Chris Barraclough (2013) 4*

challenge books not read:
Boob Tube by Mark Coker (2011)
A Cleansing of Souls by Stuart Ayris (2012)
L.A. Lifestyle by Brooklyn Reede (2012)
The Shoulders of Giants by Jim Cliff (2013)
Jambalaya by Philip Whiteland (2013)

GR/KUF author books read
Enraptured: A Novelette About Lamias by Richard Martinus 4*
Death, I've Found Your Sting by Richard Martinus 4*
Deadly Secrets by Gordon Bickerstaff 3*
Everything to Lose by Gordon Bickerstaff 3*
Brainstorm by Matthew Drzymala 4*
Window of Opportunity by Stephen C. Spencer 2*
Look Behind You by Sibel Hodge 5*
The Time Hunters and the Sword of Ages by Carl Ashmore 5*

"other" books read
The Egyptian Affair by A.M. Khalifa 4*
Alone(Girl in the Box 1) by Robert J. Crane 4*

I make that 17 books, 7 of them challenge ones. Another tidy month.

Well done Joo. When the day comes for authors to review readers. I don't think a 6* 'voracious reader' would do you justice. It would need to be an 8* 'super-duper voracious reader'.

Wow! I haven't even read that this year!

I have no other interests in life :)

I'm reading so slowly this year, too much else going on.

Great thread, Joo!

May

I've started off with some shortish ones, just so it looks like I've done good.

by Jack Erickson (2011) A bog standard can they get away with the perfect murder, but quite readable

by Chris Dolley (2012) A rather silly premise about a magic detective with a long dong, but I enjoyed it.

I've binned a few also.
The Shepherd by Ethan Cross (2011)
DEAD ish by Naomi Kramer (2011)
Brand Loyalty by Cally Phillips (2012)
Diary of an Angel by Robert Avon (2012)

I like checking your thoughts as we have downloaded a lot of the same books. I can't remember if I read the Chris Dolly book or deleted it. I do have Deadish

I couldn't get past the "young" language of Deadish.

I've read two by Glynn James
(2012) and (2013)

I preferred book 2 as it was more varied. Book 3 seemed more like a video game, go here, go there, kill them, find your way out.

I binned
BESET: Memoir of a Search for Happiness in Times of Crisis by Lee Bullen (2013)
Mr. Lonely by Eric Morecambe (2013)

I've just started by Paula Munier (2011). It's good so far.

After reading reviews about Freddie being more about the author than a cute dog, I decided to bin it.

I did then read by John Locke (2013). Not one of his best, it didn't seem to do much.

by Stephanie Bond (2012) 3.5*

I thought this would be proper chick-lit, but it was more of a cosy mystery. It could have been shortened a bit, but I did enjoy it.

Now I'm onto by Keith Cronin (2013). I dabbled with what to choose, and randomly picked this and it started interestingly. A bloke wakes up after being in a coma for 6 years having had a stroke.

I really really enjoyed Me Again. It was nice and very readable.
I tried and got to about 30% of Dating A Cougar by Donna McDonald (2011) but couldn't take any more.

I'm doing my "classic kindle" challenge now by Lexi Revellian (2011). It is still a 5 star :)

Me again sounds good

Now I've started clearing out, it seems I have no patience to give a book a good go.
I've binned:
The Ghost Hunters Club by L.K. Jay (2012)
Head Cases by Scott Nicholson (2012)
Death Checks Inn by Sara Robbins (2013)
For Sale In Palm Springs by Albert Simon (2011)
The Baltic Triangle Codename Seaforth by Nicholas Clark (2013)

Books I finished:
Chop Suey by Ty Hutchinson (2012) 4*
I enjoyed this more than I thought.

And not a challenge one but the fantastic FAG by Jonathan Hill

That could be a shame. I have Death in Palm Springs to read this year.

by Cecilia Peartree (2012) 4*
by Kathy Carmichael (2012) 3*

Binned
She's Gotta Be Mine by Jennifer Skully (2012)

I'm looking forward to having a new batch of books to look through.

May’s Summary

Challenge books read:
Perfect Crime by Jack Erickson (2011) 3*
Magical Crimes by Chris Dolley (2012) 3*
Got Your Number by Stephanie Bond (2012) 3.5*
Chop Suey by Ty Hutchinson (2012) 4*
Murder in the Midi by Cecilia Peartree (2012) 4*
Your Magic Touch by Kathy Carmichael (2012) 3*
Diary of the Displaced - Book 2 - The Broken Lands by Glynn James (2012) 4*
Diary of the Displaced - Book 3 - The Ways by Glynn James (2013) 3*
Goodbye, Enorma by John Locke (2013) 3*
Me Again by Keith Cronin (2013). 5*
Angel of Rosetown by Jennifer Hanning (2013) 4*

challenge books not read:
The Shepherd by Ethan Cross (2011)
Fixing Freddie: A True Story about a Boy, a Mom, and a Very, Very Bad Beagle by Paula Munier (2011)
DEAD ish by Naomi Kramer (2011)
Dating A Cougar by Donna McDonald (2011)
For Sale In Palm Springs by Albert Simon (2011)
The Ghost Hunters Club by L.K. Jay (2012)
Head Cases by Scott Nicholson (2012)
She's Gotta Be Mine by Jennifer Skully (2012)
Brand Loyalty by Cally Phillips (2012)
Diary of an Angel by Robert Avon (2012)
Death Checks Inn by Sara Robbins (2013)
The Baltic Triangle Codename Seaforth by Nicholas Clark (2013)
BESET: Memoir of a Search for Happiness in Times of Crisis by Lee Bullen (2013)
Mr. Lonely by Eric Morecambe (2013)

GR/KUF author books read
FAG by Jonathan Hill 5*

“5 star re-read"
Remix by Lexi Revellian (2011). 5*

Just 13 read - 11 of them challenge ones / 14 binned

June

Starting off with some light ones:
by Elaine Orr (2012) 3*
A pleasant enough cozy mystery.
by Sara Downing (2013) 4*
A nobody meets a just about to become famous actor. A nice chick-lit

binned:
North of Hollywood by Rick Lenz (2012)
Kissed in Paris by Juliette Sobanet (2012)

And I rather enjoyed this serial killer story by Robert Ellis (2013)

Wow - still doing really well, Joo! I haven't read any challenge books for ages....

It's half way through the month and I don't feel like I've read much.
Except I read all the time:)

by Lisa Cheney (2012) 3*
A reasonable chick-litty type book.

by Christopher Smith (2013) 4*
I'm quite sad I've got to the end of this series. I have enjoyed them

I'm now reading by Andrew Price (2012)
Two office workers decide to do some credit card / bank card scamming to see if they can get away with the "perfect crime". It is enjoyable.

I must admit I thought Without a Hitch was a very good read.
Now I'm on by Leslie Langtry (2012)
I got it for free twice.
It's an enjoyable chick-lit-assassin story.

Might put it on my wishist. Interesting how you got a book for free twice!

I'd got it in 2012, then it was reissued via Gemma Halliday's new venture.
I also got it in a 77p for 10 books set.

And this lovely weather has been fab for reading as I just finished by Nicola May (2013), the sequel to Working It Out. It was a nice romantic chick-lit story.

Last night my bedtime reading was a short but gory read
by Blake Crouch (2013)

Today I've gone onto lawyers by Tim Vicary (2013)

Ooh, I've got both those to read

I think you need to read Serial first. Crouch and Kilborn wrote the two characters separately and it kind of works.

A Game of Proof is good. If you like Mel Comley or Linda Gruchy, you'll like this.

Cheers, I may have serial. I love Mel's books but not tried Linda's

Cheers, I may have serial. I love Mel's books but not tried Linda's

Wow! I don't know what else to say. I manage two or three a year. In a good year six or seven. And I love reading! Fortunately, I listen on CD's while doing the ironing and other chores - so perhaps that ups the totals a bit.

And it's so good of you to review them too.

Fascinating thread.

Well I got all confused with these serial killer books.
I read Serial (but the uncut version thinking that was the full one), but had a look at Serial Killers Uncut and that has different bits again.
They are all quite nasty though, mainly about how all the serial killers in all the Kilborn, Konrath and Crouch books start off.

It appears I don't have the Blake Crouch book but have read Serial. I also have one of Linda's books

I've read some recent books
by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen 4*
by Kath Middleton 4*

And my last for this month is a long one by Keith Houghton (2012) which is quite enjoyable. It's a police procedural serial killer book.


I've certainly read a lot of murders recently haha.


And to the bin went
RanDumb-er: The Continued Adventures of an Irish Guy in LA! by Mark Hayes (2013)
Death of the Couch Potato's Wife by Christy Barritt (2013)
Sleeping with Paris by Juliette Sobanet (2012)

You certainly have, but that's handy for me! How many is that this year?

My challenge says 93 books - I'm going for 180 so it's a bit close. Mind you I have a fortnight off dog-sitting next month, so that will rack a few up :)

Wow, that's impressive. I'm sure you'll make it.

180? This is Guinness Book of Records stuff. An I know you really do read them, Joo, because you summed mine up better than I did.

180 is nothing compared to what some people on here read. I'm pretty sure Pat or KAren or someone reads nearer 300 a year

300 - excuse me, I need to go and faint.

Might be Janet...

June Summary

Challenge books read:
Serial by Blake Crouch (2011) 3*
Serial Killers Uncut by Blake Crouch (2011) 4*
'Scuse Me While I Kill This Guy by Leslie Langtry (2012) 4*
Appraisal for Murder by Elaine Orr (2012) 3*
Worth Lying For by Lisa Cheney (2012) 3*
Without a Hitch by Andrew Price (2012) 5*
Killing Hope by Keith Houghton (2012) 4*
The Dead Room by Robert Ellis (2013) 4*
Stage Fright by Sara Downing (2013) 4*
Park Avenue by Christopher Smith (2013) 4*
The Bow Wow Club by Nicola May (2013) 4*
Killers: A Psycho Thriller by Blake Crouch (2013) 4*
A Game of Proof by Tim Vicary (2013) 4*

challenge books not read:
Kissed in Paris by Juliette Sobanet (2012)
Sleeping with Paris by Juliette Sobanet (2012)
North of Hollywood by Rick Lenz (2012)
RanDumb-er: The Continued Adventures of an Irish Guy in LA! by Mark Hayes (2013)
Death of the Couch Potato's Wife by Christy Barritt (2013)

GR/KUF author books read
North Sea Cottage by Dorte Hummelshoj Jakobsen 4*
Message in a Bottle by Kath Middleton 4*
The No-Kids Club by Talli Roland 4*

Others
Pines by Blake Crouch 4*
Don't Know Jack by Diane Capri 3*

18 books read - 13 of them challenge ones / 5 binned

And I just did a yearly summary and I make it 92 books read with 38 discarded.
My challenge says 94, so there's 2 hiding under the sofa or something :)

Hi Joo, I can see you're fast, but isn't July only just starting? To have a summary like that on the third day is truly amazing. ;)